<p>'不一样' (is not the same) is a set phrase, functions the same as '是不一样的' therefore 是 is redundant in '不是一样'</p>
<p>Either '这个跟那个不一样' or '这个跟那个是不一样的', but not '这个跟那个不是一样'</p>

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2020-10-24T22:03:05.290Z
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Tang Ho
<p>In Chinese, an adjective can be used as predicate, and does not have to be accompanied by the Be verbs (am/is/are) or similar verbs (become/turn/...).</p>
<p>For example,</p>
<p>她(She)很(very)漂亮(beautiful), &quot;is&quot; is omitted after &quot;she&quot;.</p>
<p>花儿(Flowers)红了(red), &quot;turned&quot; is omitted after &quot;flowers&quot;.</p>
<p>我们(We)不(not)一样(the same), &quot;are&quot; is omitted after &quot;we&quot;.</p>

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Hans
<ol>
<li><p>这个跟那个不一样。   From a native online teacher.</p>
</li>
<li><p>这个跟那个不是一样。  If I formed it myself.</p>
</li>
<li><p>我们不是一样。  If I formed it myself.</p>
</li>
<li><p>我们不一样。  If I followed the similarity of 1 above.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>I know the first one got to be correct.  what about the rest?</p>
<p>Edited: I just happened to use the negative  不 in those sentences.  But my question also applied to without the 不.</p>

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In 这个跟那个不(是)一样 and 我们不(是)一样, is 是 totally redundant?
# In 这个跟那个不(是)一样 and 我们不(是)一样, is 是 totally redundant?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-24)

1. 这个跟那个不一样。 From a native online teacher.
2. 这个跟那个不是一样。 If I formed it myself.
3. 我们不是一样。 If I formed it myself.
4. 我们不一样。 If I followed the similarity of 1 above.

I know the first one got to be correct. what about the rest?

Edited: I just happened to use the negative 不 in those sentences. But my question also applied to without the 不.

**Tags:** grammar, vocabulary, sentence-structure


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-10-24. Score: 1

'不一样' (is not the same) is a set phrase, functions the same as '是不一样的' therefore 是 is redundant in '不是一样'

Either '这个跟那个不一样' or '这个跟那个是不一样的', but not '这个跟那个不是一样'


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-11-10. Score: 0

In Chinese, an adjective can be used as predicate, and does not have to be accompanied by the Be verbs (am/is/are) or similar verbs (become/turn/...).

For example,

她(She)很(very)漂亮(beautiful), "is" is omitted after "she".

花儿(Flowers)红了(red), "turned" is omitted after "flowers".

我们(We)不(not)一样(the same), "are" is omitted after "we".


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