Negation with نہیں and مت

نفی

About this concept

نہیں nahīṅ negates statements (placed before auxiliary or verb). مت mat negates imperatives (don't!). نہ na is literary/formal negation. The auxiliary drops in negative: وہ نہیں جاتا (not وہ نہیں جاتا ہے).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level A1.

Examples

میں نہیں جاتا۔I don't go. (نہیں drops auxiliary)

وہ نہیں آئے گا۔He will not come.

یہاں مت بیٹھو۔Don't sit here! (imperative negation)

مجھے نہیں معلوم۔I don't know.

Prerequisite

ہونا - To Be (Present)A1

More A1 concepts

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