有什么...不...的

[kavanin]

我这头发就交给你了，你就放心地剪吧，剪什么样是什么样，我都这把年纪了，有什么好看不好看的。

 

If we add 没 to the last part of this sentence "没有什么好看不好看的", does it still make sense? Does the meaning change?

[lips]

I would add 没.

[anonymoose]

Well, yes and no. The overall implication would be the same, but as it is, it is actually in the form of a question. By adding 没, it becomes a statement.

[lips]

Exactly.  The original has  。at the end so it's a statement.

[kavanin]

@anonymoose, thank you for the clarification.

[Maple_Tian]

In this sentence, 没有什么好看不好看的 is the implication of 有什么好看不好看的, i.e., you are convey the meaning of 没有什么好看不好看的 in an indirect way；

If you add 没, you are no longer making 没什么好看不好看的 as an implication; instead, you are stating what you want to convey (i.e., 没什么好看不好看的) directly.

[nova90]

This structure is a rhetorical question, which seems to be asking but actually express sure(In the context, it means 没有什么好看不好看的). Sometimes we do not use ? when the answer is clear.

 

If you add "没", it becomes a simple statement.

[Insideoutjoy]

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