Negation

32 språk

spanskaNegación Básica
A1Negation with 'no' before the verb. Double negatives are standard: no...nada, no...nadie, no...nunca. 'No' can also mean 'not' in answers.
franskaNégation de Base
A1Basic negation with ne...pas surrounding the conjugated verb. Ne becomes n' before vowels. In spoken French, 'ne' is often dropped.
tyskaVerneinung mit nicht/kein
A1Negation using nicht (for verbs, adjectives, adverbs) and kein (for nouns with indefinite articles).
portugisiskaNegação Básica
A1Negation with 'não' before the verb. Double negatives are standard: não...nada, não...ninguém, não...nunca. Unlike Spanish, single negative word after verb doesn't negate alone.
kinesiska否定词
A1Two negation words: 不 (bù) for habits, states, future; 没(有) (méi) for past actions and 有. 不 changes to bú before 4th tone.
koreanska부정문
A1Two negation patterns: 안 + verb (won't/don't, choice) and 못 + verb (can't, inability). Also long form: -지 않다, -지 못하다. 없다 for 'not exist'.
arabiskaنفي الفعل
A1Negation patterns: ما + past (didn't), لا + present (don't/won't), لن + present (will not), لم + jussive (didn't). Each has specific usage.
hindiनिषेध
A1Basic negation with नहीं (not) placed before the verb. मत is used for negative commands. न is more formal/literary.
ryskaОтрицание
A1Negation with не before verbs and other words. Double/multiple negation is standard in Russian. Нет for 'no' and 'there is no'. Genitive after negation.
nederländskaOntkenning
A1Negation with 'niet' (not) and 'geen' (no/not a). Use 'geen' before indefinite nouns (een → geen). Use 'niet' with definite nouns, adjectives, verbs. 'Niet' usually goes late in the sentence.
svenskaNegation med Inte
A1Negation with 'inte' (not) placed after the verb in main clauses, before the verb in subordinate clauses.
turkiskaOlumsuzluk
A1Verbs are negated with -me/-ma before the tense suffix. Değil negates noun/adjective predicates. Yok negates existence.
polskaPrzeczenie
A1Negation with 'nie' before verb. Accusative becomes genitive after negation. Double/multiple negation is standard.
finskaKielto
A1Negation with auxiliary 'ei' conjugated + verb stem: en puhu, et puhu, ei puhu, emme puhu, ette puhu, eivät puhu.
grekiskaΆρνηση
A1Negation with δεν (don't/doesn't) before verb. Past/future: δεν. Subjunctive: μην. Double negation possible.
tjeckiskaZápor
A1Negation with 'ne-' prefix on verb: nemluvím, nejsem. Double negation is standard: nikdo nic neví (nobody knows nothing).
rumänskaNegația cu Nu
A1Negation with 'nu' placed before the verb. Double negation is standard: 'nu...nimic' (not...nothing), 'nu...niciodată' (not...never).
ungerskaAlapvető Tagadás
A1Negation with nem (not) before verb. Negative words: senki (nobody), semmi (nothing), sehol (nowhere). Multiple negation is standard.
hebreiskaשלילה
A1Negation with לא before verb or adjective. Present: אני לא כותב. Past: לא כתבתי. אין for 'don't have' and negative existence.
thailändskaการปฏิเสธ
A1Negation with ไม่ [mâi] before verb/adjective. ไม่ใช่ [mâi châi] for 'is not' with nouns. ยัง...ไม่ [yang...mâi] = 'not yet'.
vietnamesiskaPhủ Định
A1Negation with không before verb/adjective. không phải for 'is not' with nouns. chưa = 'not yet'. Also: chẳng, đừng (don't-imperative).
indonesiskaNegasi
A1Negation: tidak (for verbs/adjectives), bukan (for nouns/pronouns). Belum = 'not yet'. Jangan = 'don't' (imperative).
ukrainskaЗаперечення
A1Negation with не before verb. Accusative becomes genitive after negation. Double/multiple negation is standard: ніхто нічого не знає.
swahiliUkanushi (Ha-/-i)
A1Negation uses the prefix ha- combined with modified subject prefixes: si- (I don't), hu- (you don't), ha- (he/she doesn't), hatu- (we don't). Present negative also adds -i ending.
persiskaنفی با «ن»
A1Verbs are negated by adding the prefix ن (ne- before present stems, na- before past stems). نیست nist negates است. Stress shifts to the negation prefix.
filippinskaPagtanggi (Hindi/Wala/Huwag)
A1Three negation words: hindi (negates adjectives and verbs), wala (negates existence/possession), huwag (negative command). Each has distinct grammatical roles.
yorubaÀìgbà (Kò/Kì/Má)
A1Main negation markers: kò (general negation before verbs), kì (habitual negation), má (negative imperative, 'don't'). Kò changes the tone pattern of the following verb.
baskiskaEzezko Esaldiak
A1Negation in Basque is formed with 'ez' placed before the auxiliary verb. In negative sentences the auxiliary moves before the main verb: 'Ez dut nahi' (I don't want).
maoriWhakakāhore
A1Negation varies by tense: 'kāore...i' (past negative), 'e kore...e' (future negative), 'kāore...e...ana' (present negative). 'Kaua' for negative commands.
hawaiiskaʻAʻole
A1Negation uses 'ʻaʻole' (not) before the predicate. For commands: 'mai' (don't). ʻAʻohe means 'there is no/none'. Negative existential: 'ʻaʻohe' + noun.
kantonesiska基本否定
A1Two main negation words: 唔 m4 (general negation before verbs/adjectives) and 冇 mou5 (negation of 有, also for completed actions). 未 mei6 negates completion ('not yet').
katalanskaNegació i Interrogació
A1Negation with 'no' before the verb. Questions formed by intonation or inversion. Double negatives required: no...res (nothing), no...mai (never), no...ningú (nobody), no...cap (no/none).

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