Negation (Kò/Kì/Má)

Àìgbà (Kò/Kì/Má)

About this concept

Main negation markers: kò (general negation before verbs), kì (habitual negation), má (negative imperative, 'don't'). Kò changes the tone pattern of the following verb.

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

Examples

Kò lọ sí ibi iṣẹ́.He/She did not go to work.

Kì í mu ọtí.He/She doesn't (habitually) drink alcohol.

Má ṣe ẹ́.Don't do it.

Mi ò mọ̀.I don't know.

Prerequisite

Personal PronounsA1

More A1 concepts

Personal PronounsArọ́pò Orúkọ Tonal System (High, Mid, Low)Ohùn Yorùbá (Gíga, Àárín, Ìsàlẹ̀)Greetings and Polite ExpressionsÌkíni àti Àwọn Ọ̀rọ̀ Ọlọ́wọ̀Basic Sentence Structure (SVO)Ìtò Gbólóhùn Ìpìlẹ̀Copula Ni/Jẹ́ (To Be)Ní/Jẹ́ (Ìṣe)

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