What is the difference between 没 and 不 when used with 又? What's the difference between these sentences:
他又没来上课
他又不来上课()
Here: https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22again%22_in_the_past_with_%22you%22#Negative_Form
it says both 没 and 不 can be used, and also after asking some native speakers one say the first is better, one say the meaning is different and one say that they're the same but the second sentence should have 了. Can anyone clarify?
A. 他又没来上课;
B. 他又不来上课
These two sentences are showing different feeling of the speaker. Sentence A is describing a rather objective fact: He had been absent from class often, and he was absent once again today. It may translate to &quot;he doesn't show up the class again.&quot;
The sentence B is spoken with a tone of condemnation beside describing the same fact in sentence A. The words &quot;不来上课&quot; indicate an extra meaning that he was absent from class without reasons or on purpose. It may tranlate to &quot;he doesn't want to show up the class again.&quot;
Both sentences can be ended with &quot;了&quot; to have an emphasizing tone, simply trying to attract more attention of the audience. Without &quot;了&quot;, it is a rather flat tone. The translation is &quot;he doesn't (want to) show up the class, once again.&quot;