If you're trying to learn Hindi Negation which is also called Devanagari, check our courses about Negation and negative expressions... to help you with your Hindi grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Hindi. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Hindi Negation is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Hindi language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Hindi.
Hindi negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy). Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Hindi Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | nakar - नकार |
| he is not here | vah yahan nahin hai | - वह यहाँ नहीं है | |
| that is not my book | vah meri kitab nahin hai | - वह मेरी किताब नहीं है | |
| do not enter | pravesh mat karo | - प्रवेश मत करो | |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Hindi.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Hindi placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hindi vocabulary.
| English Negation | Hindi Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | main nahin bolta hoon | - मैं नहीं बोलता हूँ | |
| I don't write | main nahin likhta hoon | - मैं नहीं लिखता हूँ | |
| I don't drive | main nahin chalata hoon | - मैं नहीं चलाता हूँ | |
| I don't love | main pyar nahin karta hoon | - मैं प्यार नहीं करता हूँ | |
| I don't give | main deta nahin hoon | - मैं देता नहीं हूँ | |
| I don't smile | main nahin muskurata hoon | - मैं नहीं मुस्कुराता हूँ | |
| I don't take | main nahin leta hoon | - मैं नहीं लेता हूँ | |
| he doesn't speak | vah bol nahin sakta hai | - वह बोल नहीं सकता है | |
| he doesn't write | vah likh nahin sakta hai | - वह लिख नहीं सकता है | |
| he doesn't drive | vah chala nahin sakta hai | - वह चला नहीं सकता है | |
| he doesn't love | vah pyar nahin kar sakta hai | - वह प्यार नहीं कर सकता है | |
| he doesn't give | vah nahin de sakta hai | - वह नहीं दे सकता है | |
| he doesn't smile | vah muskura nahin sakta hai | - वह मुस्कुरा नहीं सकता है | |
| he doesn't take | vah nahin le sakta hai | - वह नहीं ले सकता है | |
| we don't speak | ham baat nahin karte hain | - हम बात नहीं करते हैं | |
| we don't write | ham likh nahin sakte hain | - हम लिख नहीं सकते हैं | |
| we don't drive | ham chala nahin sakte hain | - हम चला नहीं सकते हैं | |
| we don't love | ham pyar nahin kar sakte hain | - हम प्यार नहीं कर सकते हैं | |
| we don't give | ham de nahin sakte hain | - हम दे नहीं सकते हैं | |
| we don't smile | ham muskura nahin sakte hain | - हम मुस्कुरा नहीं सकते हैं | |
| we don't take | ham le nahin sakte hain | - हम ले नहीं सकते हैं | |
Negation and negative expressions have a very important role in Hindi. Once you're done with the Devanagari Negation, you might want to check the rest of our Hindi lessons here: Learn Hindi. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
Menu: | |||
The links above are only a small sample of our lessons, please open the left side menu to see all links.