Not … either: cũng không

not … either

Pattern: [person] + cũng + không / chưa + [verb]

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Typed without accents: cung khong

For "not … either", put cũng before không: Em cũng không biết. I don't know either. In this pattern the order is cũng không, then the verb or adjective. Nothing is needed at the end where English puts "either", though you'll often hear a soft nữa: Em cũng không biết nữa.

It works with the other ways of saying "not" too. With chưa (not yet): Tôi cũng chưa ăn. I haven't eaten either. With không phải and a noun: Chồng chị cũng không phải người Việt. My husband isn't Vietnamese either. With không có (don't have): Em cũng không có tiền lẻ. I don't have any change either.

Use it to agree with something negative. If a friend says Mình không thích sầu riêng, you can answer Mình cũng không thích, or just Mình cũng không. Me neither. Mình cũng vậy works too (many Hà Nội speakers say cũng thế; both are heard).

To say that someone does neither of two things, in one sentence, use không … cũng không: Ba em không uống rượu, cũng không hút thuốc. My dad doesn't drink or smoke.

Examples

  • Em cũng không biết.

    I don't know either.

  • Tôi cũng chưa ăn.

    I haven't eaten either.

  • Mình cũng không thích sầu riêng.

    I don't like durian either.

  • Chồng chị cũng không uống bia.

    My husband doesn't drink beer either.

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