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<p>a. 你不配。<br>
b. 你也配？<br>
c. 你也配！</p>
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<p>All of the above express the same meaning: you are not qualified (for something or to do something). Of course sentence a. is the most straightforward option. I'd say sentences b. and c. are <strong>rhetorical</strong> (hence the lack of negation), with sentence c. being much stronger than b., bordering on <strong>irony</strong>. We should not look at sentence c. as a <strong>statement</strong> (陳述句), but an <strong>interjection</strong> (感嘆句).</p>

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L Parker
<p>In here, 也 means &quot;too&quot;, or &quot;also&quot;.</p>
<p>For example - 那些人都是英雄. (你算老幾,) 你也配!? &quot;All those people are heroes. Who the hell you are that thinking of yourself qualifies as one too!?&quot;</p>
<p>你也配 is a frequently used phrase when one wants to show contempt for somebody's qualification/capability to be a character of high quality through a negative tune of questioning.</p>
<p>Another example - 她是個知書達理的大美人. 你也配!? &quot;She is a classy lady with rarely seen beauty. Do you also have the qualities to be one!?</p>

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r13
<p>The dialogue would make better understanding if a question mark is included, as, 你也配？, which actually questions someone's &quot;qualification or worthiness&quot; rather than affirming it.</p>
<p>Saying, 你也配？ ( &quot;You are qualified / worthy&quot;?) rather than, say, &quot;你配吗&quot;?, (&quot;Are you qualified / worthy&quot;?) which unmistakably questions the worthiness, is what's called a &quot;positive irony&quot;, a positive statement which carries a sarcastic implication of a negative meaning.</p>
<p>Your question, &quot;Why is 也 used for negation of 你也配?&quot;</p>
<p>也 here would mean &quot;could also be considered as being...&quot;</p>
<p>Thus 你也配? would be read in extended form as &quot;You could also be considered as being qualified / worthy&quot;?, which actually reinforces the positive ironic effect.</p>
<p>Actually without the 也 as &quot;你配?&quot; works just as well in the dialogue in question. I suppose the 也 is also for dialectic emphasis.</p>

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<p>This use of 也 is for <em><strong>emphasis</strong></em>.  Other examples:</p>
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<p>一点儿也不累。</p>
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<p>手都破了也不知道。</p>
</blockquote>

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dan
<p>也 means even</p>
<p>你<strong>也</strong>配? (<strong>even</strong> you are worthy?) is a rhetorical question, it is in fact, a statement for &quot;你不配&quot; (you are not worthy)</p>
<p>(<em>the standard hasn't sunk so low that even people like you are worthy/ qualified</em>)</p>
<p>你配嗎? (are you worthy/qualified?) is another way to ask this rhetorical question. It too means  &quot;你不配&quot; (you are not worthy)</p>
<p>More example:</p>
<p>三歲小孩也能當兵? (even a 3-year-old child can be a soldier?) is a rhetorical question, the answer/ statement is &quot;of course a 3-year-old child can't be a soldier&quot;</p>

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Thank you for the examples, very helpful!
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<p>I haven't seen 也 used on its own for negation yet - is it a popular use? How does it work? Could you give more examples? </p>

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Why is 也 used for negation in 你也配?
# Why is 也 used for negation in 你也配?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-06)

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I haven't seen 也 used on its own for negation yet - is it a popular use? How does it work? Could you give more examples?

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2021-06-06. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

也 means even

你**也**配? (**even** you are worthy?) is a rhetorical question, it is in fact, a statement for "你不配" (you are not worthy)

(*the standard hasn't sunk so low that even people like you are worthy/ qualified*)

你配嗎? (are you worthy/qualified?) is another way to ask this rhetorical question. It too means "你不配" (you are not worthy)

More example:

三歲小孩也能當兵? (even a 3-year-old child can be a soldier?) is a rhetorical question, the answer/ statement is "of course a 3-year-old child can't be a soldier"

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you for the examples, very helpful!  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-06-06. Score: 3

> a. 你不配。  
> b. 你也配？  
> c. 你也配！

All of the above express the same meaning: you are not qualified (for something or to do something). Of course sentence a. is the most straightforward option. I'd say sentences b. and c. are **rhetorical** (hence the lack of negation), with sentence c. being much stronger than b., bordering on **irony**. We should not look at sentence c. as a **statement** (陳述句), but an **interjection** (感嘆句).


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-06-07. Score: 2

In here, 也 means "too", or "also".

For example - 那些人都是英雄. (你算老幾,) 你也配!? "All those people are heroes. Who the hell you are that thinking of yourself qualifies as one too!?"

你也配 is a frequently used phrase when one wants to show contempt for somebody's qualification/capability to be a character of high quality through a negative tune of questioning.

Another example - 她是個知書達理的大美人. 你也配!? "She is a classy lady with rarely seen beauty. Do you also have the qualities to be one!?


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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-06-06. Score: 2

The dialogue would make better understanding if a question mark is included, as, 你也配？, which actually questions someone's "qualification or worthiness" rather than affirming it.

Saying, 你也配？ ( "You are qualified / worthy"?) rather than, say, "你配吗"?, ("Are you qualified / worthy"?) which unmistakably questions the worthiness, is what's called a "positive irony", a positive statement which carries a sarcastic implication of a negative meaning.

Your question, "Why is 也 used for negation of 你也配?"

也 here would mean "could also be considered as being..."

Thus 你也配? would be read in extended form as "You could also be considered as being qualified / worthy"?, which actually reinforces the positive ironic effect.

Actually without the 也 as "你配?" works just as well in the dialogue in question. I suppose the 也 is also for dialectic emphasis.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-06-07. Score: 0

This use of 也 is for ***emphasis***. Other examples:

> 一点儿也不累。

> 手都破了也不知道。


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