Expressing "again" in the future with "zai (再)"

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Expressing "again" in the future with "zai (再)" - HSK 2 Grammar

While 又 (yòu) is used for "again" in the past, 再 (zài) is used for "again" in the future. That is, 再 is used when something has happened once and it will happen again.

Used as "Again"
Remember this is the future "again."

Used as "Another" or "Some More"
The English word "another" is often avoided altogether by using 再.

Used for Continuous Action
Here 再 is similar to the English "for a while longer" or "keep [going/doing]."

Which following sentence is grammatically correct? *

2 points

你再可以说一遍吗？Nǐ zài kěyǐ shuō yī biàn ma?

你可以再说一遍吗？Nǐ kěyǐ zài shuō yī biàn ma?

再你可以说一遍吗？Zài nǐ kěyǐ shuō yī biàn ma?

你可以说一遍再吗？Nǐ kěyǐ shuō yī biàn zài ma?

Which following sentence is grammatically correct? *

2 points

这本书我要看再一遍。Zhè běn shū wǒ yào kàn zài yī biàn.

这本书再我要看一遍。Zhè běn shū zài wǒ yào kàn yī biàn.

这本书我要再看一遍。Zhè běn shū wǒ yào zài kàn yī biàn.

再这本书我要看一遍。Zài zhè běn shū wǒ yào kàn yī biàn.

Which following sentence is grammatically correct? *

2 points

给我再三天时间。Gěi wǒ zài sān tiān shíjiān.

再给我三天时间。Zài gěi wǒ sān tiān shíjiān.

给我三天时间再。Gěi wǒ sān tiān shíjiān zài.

给再我三天时间。Gěi zài wǒ sān tiān shíjiān.

Which following sentence is grammatically correct? *

2 points

我再能不能拿两个？Wǒ zài néng bu néng ná liǎng gè?

我能不能拿再两个？Wǒ néng bu néng ná zài liǎng gè?

再我能不能拿两个？Zài wǒ néng bu néng ná liǎng gè?

我能不能再拿两个？Wǒ néng bu néng zài ná liǎng gè?

Which following sentence is grammatically correct? *

2 points

别急，想想再。Bié jí, xiǎngxiang zài.

别急，再想想。Bié jí, zài xiǎngxiang.

别急再，想想。Bié jí zài, xiǎngxiang.

再别急，想想。Zài bié jí, xiǎngxiang.

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