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Learning the Nepali 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 Nepali language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Nepali.
Nepali 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 | Nepali Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | |
| Negation | |
| he is not here | u tyahan chhain - उ त्यहाँ छैन |
| that is not my book | tyo mero pustak hoina - त्यो मेरो पुस्तक होइन |
| do not enter | pravesh nishedh - प्रवेश निषेध |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Nepali.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Nepali placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Nepali vocabulary.
| English Negation | Nepali Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | m boldinn - म बोल्दिनँ |
| I don't write | m lekhdinn - म लेख्दिनँ |
| I don't drive | m gaadi kudaaudinn - म गाडी कुदाउदिनँ |
| I don't love | m maya gardainan - म माया गर्दिनँ |
| I don't give | m dinnan - म दिन्नँ |
| I don't smile | m muskuraundinn - म मुस्कुराउँदिनँ |
| I don't take | m linna - म लिन्न |
| he doesn't speak | u boldain - उ बोल्दैन |
| he doesn't write | u lekhdain - उ लेख्दैन |
| he doesn't drive | u gaadi kudaaundain - उ गाडी कुदाउँदैन |
| he doesn't love | u maya gardain - उ माया गर्दैन |
| he doesn't give | u didain - उ दिदैन |
| he doesn't smile | u muskuraundain - उ मुस्कुराउँदैन |
| he doesn't take | u lidain - उ लिदैन |
| we don't speak | haamii boldainau - हामी बोल्दैनौ |
| we don't write | haamii ledainau - हामी लेदैनौ |
| we don't drive | haamii gaadi kudaaundainau - हामी गाडी कुदाउँदैनौ |
| we don't love | haamii maya gardainau - हामी माया गर्दैनौ |
| we don't give | haamii didainau - हामी दिदैनौ |
| we don't smile | haamii muskuraundainau - हामी मुस्कुराउँदैनौ |
| we don't take | haamii lidainau - हामी लिदैनौ |
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