If you're trying to learn Icelandic Negation you will find some useful resources including a course about Negation and negative expressions... to help you with your Icelandic 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 Icelandic. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Icelandic Negation displayed below is vital to the language. Icelandic negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy).
The basic word for negation in Icelandic is ekki (not). Þetta er ekki gott (this is not good). Hann heitir ekki Jón (his name is not Jón).
The word for 'no' is nei. ('yes' is já).
Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Icelandic Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | neitanir |
| he is not here | Hann er ekki hér |
| that is not my book | þetta er ekki bókin mín |
| do not enter | aðgangur bannaður |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Icelandic.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Icelandic placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Icelandic vocabulary.
| English Negation | Icelandic Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | Ég tala ekki |
| I don't write | Ég skrifa ekki |
| I don't drive | ég keyri ekki |
| I don't love | Ég elska ekki |
| I don't give | Ég gef ekki |
| I don't smile | ég brosi ekki |
| I don't take | ég tek ekki |
| he doesn't speak | Hann talar ekki |
| he doesn't write | hann skrifar ekki |
| he doesn't drive | hann keyrir ekki |
| he doesn't love | Hann elskar ekki |
| he doesn't give | Hann gefur ekki |
| he doesn't smile | hann brosir ekki |
| he doesn't take | hann tekur ekki |
| we don't speak | við tölum ekki |
| we don't write | við skrifum ekki |
| we don't drive | við ökum ekki |
| we don't love | við elskum ekki |
| we don't give | við gefum ekki |
| we don't smile | við brosum ekki |
| we don't take | við tökum ekki |
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