又不／又没（反驳）
it’s not as if …; after all, … (so why …?)
Structure
主语 又不／又没 事实 ， （凭什么／何必／怎么）…？
What it means
This 又 does not mean 'again'. Before 不 or 没 it turns a plain negative into a retort, 'it's not as if…', reminding the listener of something obvious.
How it is built
Subject + 又不／又没 + fact，(凭什么／何必／怎么／干吗)…？: 我又没说不帮你，你急什么？ (I never said I wouldn't help you, so why are you so worked up?)
When to use it
又不 with 是, adjectives and habits (他又不是医生); 又没 with what has or hasn't happened (你又没去过). Spoken and pointed, usually followed by a challenge or rhetorical question; soften it or leave it out with elders or strangers.
Watch out
又 always comes before the negative: ✗你没又去过 ✓你又没去过. And don't read it as 'again'.
Examples
你又没得过抑郁症，凭什么说他矫情？
It’s not as if you’ve ever had depression, so what gives you the right to call him oversensitive?
他又不是小孩子了，你何必天天替他操心？
He’s not a child any more; why do you have to worry about him every day?
我又没说不帮你，你急什么？
I never said I wouldn’t help you, so what are you getting so worked up about?
Learn this in Lesson 162 · HSK 7–9: 抑郁症不是矫情 (Depression is not oversensitivity)
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