when 到 is for emphasis, whether these sentences will be negative with 没?please
when 到 is for emphasis, whether these sentences will be negative with 没?please
我没买到那本书。
大卫没找到玛丽!
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我没买到那本书。[I tried to by that book, but] I could't buy it. [because they were sold all in the period of one day]
大卫没找到玛丽[David has gone to find Mary,but] David didn't find Mary
我没看到他I didn't see him.
我没看他I didn't look at him
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In Chinese,there are two negative word :不 and 没。不 express Subjective view and 没express Objective fact .
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Yes, "没" is a negative word in the two sentences. And it is a primary negative word in Chinese sentences.
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Of course , 没 can't be omitted
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到 in these two cases express the result. So if you omit 到,these two sentence mean: I didn't buy that book. David didn't look for Mary. And if with 到,that means, I went to buy but couldn't get that book. David couldn't find Mary .
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