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Learning the Punjabi 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 Punjabi language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Punjabi.
Punjabi 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 | Punjabi Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | |
| Negation | ਨਕਾਰਾਤਮਕ |
| he is not here | ਉਹ ਇੱਥੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ |
| that is not my book | ਇਹ ਪੁਸਤਕ ਮੇਰੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ |
| do not enter | ਅੰਦਰ ਨਾ ਆਉ |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Punjabi.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Punjabi placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Punjabi vocabulary.
| English Negation | Punjabi Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | ਮੈਂ ਬੋਲਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| I don't write | ਮੈਂ ਲਿੱਖਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| I don't drive | ਮੈਂ ਕਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਚਲਾਉਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ |
| I don't love | ਮੈਂ ਪਿਆਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ |
| I don't give | ਮੈਂ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| I don't smile | ਮੈਂ ਮੁਸਕਰਾਉਂਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| I don't take | ਮੈਂ ਲੈੰਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| he doesn't speak | ਉਹ ਬੋਲਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ |
| he doesn't write | ਉਹ ਲਿੱਖਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ |
| he doesn't drive | ਉਹ ਕਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਚਲਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ |
| he doesn't love | ਉਹ ਪਿਆਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ |
| he doesn't give | ਉਹ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ |
| he doesn't smile | ਉਹ ਮੁਸਕਰਾਉਂਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ |
| he doesn't take | ਉਹ ਲੈੰਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ |
| we don't speak | ਅਸੀਂ ਬੋਲਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| we don't write | ਅਸੀਂ ਲਿੱਖਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| we don't drive | ਅਸੀਂ ਕਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਚਲਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਾਂ |
| we don't love | ਅਸੀਂ ਪਿਆਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ |
| we don't give | ਅਸੀਂ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| we don't smile | ਅਸੀਂ ਮੁਸਕਰਾਉਂਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| we don't take | ਅਸੀਂ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
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