"Not until had I graduated in 2000, I got married".

[trueheart_205]

Which sentence is more natural?
"Not until had I graduated in 2000, I got married".
"Not until I had graduated in 2000, did I get married".
Or they have the same meaning?
Thanks.

 

[emsr2d2]

Which sentence is more natural?
"Not until had I graduated in 2000, I got married".
"Not until I had graduated in 2000, did I get married".
Or they have the same meaning?
Thanks.

Only your second sentence is correct. I would remove the comma.

 

[trueheart_205]

Thanks for your kind response.
So, Are there any rules about inversion construction?
:roll:

 

[5jj]

Yes. If you begin a clause with a negative or near-negative expression, inversion is normally required:

Never had I seen such a spectacular view.
Not a sound was heard, ...
Little does he know I've discovered ...
Hardly had we arrived ...

 

[tzfujimino]

Yes. If you begin a clause with a negative or near-negative expression, inversion is normally required:

Not a sound was heard, ...

Hi, 5jj.:-D
Could you elaborate on this one?
The following sentence is inverted, you mean?

 

[5jj]

Hi, 5jj.:-D
Could you elaborate on this one?
The following sentence is inverted, you mean?

No. Look back at my examples. The inversion is within the clause.

Perhaps you are thinking of trueheart's original "Not until I had graduated in 2000, did I get married". Here, the negative expression is 'not until time', time being '2000'/'my graduation in 2000'/(after) I had graduated'. Compare this with "Not until 2000 did I graduate".

I had never seen such a spectacular view ... - Never had I seen such a spectacular view.
He little knows I've discovered ... - Little does he know I've discovered ...
We had hardly arrived ... - Hardly had we arrived ...
I did not get married until I had graduated in 2000 - Not until I had graduated in 2000 did I get married
I did not graduate until 2000 - Not until 2000 did I graduate.

 

[tzfujimino]

No. Look back at my examples. The inversion is within the clause.

Perhaps you are thinking of trueheart's original "Not until I had graduated in 2000, did I get married". Here, the negative expression is 'not until time', time being '2000'/'my graduation in 2000'/(after) I had graduated'. Compare this with "Not until 2000 did I graduate".

I had never seen such a spectacular view ... - Never had I seen such a spectacular view.
He little knows I've discovered ... - Little does he know I've discovered ...
We had hardly arrived ... - Hardly had we arrived ...
I did not get married until I had graduated in 2000 - Not until I had graduated in 2000 did I get married
I did not graduate until 2000 - Not until 2000 did I graduate.

Thank you very much for the detailed explanation.:-D
However, I wonder if 'Not a sound was heard..' is inverted.
I do understand 'Not a sound did I hear...' is.
Do I not understand it correctly?

 

[5jj]

Thank you very much for the detailed explanation.:-D
However, I wonder if 'Not a sound was heard..' is inverted.
I do understand 'Not a sound did I hear...' is.
Do I not understand it correctly?

You are correct. Silly mistake on my part. Sorry.