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Learning the Slovak Negation displayed below is vital to the language. Slovak negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy).
In Slovak, negation can be made simply by placing prefix "Ne-" before the main verb. But sometimes a double negative is required. "Ne-" is the most common negative.
Nerob to. (Don’t do it.).
Nemajú nič na prácu (they don't have anything to do – Double Negative).
Nepáči sa mi to. (I don't like it)
Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Slovak Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Zápor |
| he is not here | Nie je tu |
| that is not my book | to nie je moja kniha |
| do not enter | nevstupujte |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Slovak.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Slovak placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Slovak vocabulary.
| English Negation | Slovak Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | Nehovorím |
| I don't write | nepíšem |
| I don't drive | nešoférujem |
| I don't love | nemilujem |
| I don't give | nedávam |
| I don't smile | neusmievam sa |
| I don't take | Neberiem |
| he doesn't speak | nehovorí |
| he doesn't write | nepíše |
| he doesn't drive | nešoféruje |
| he doesn't love | nemiluje |
| he doesn't give | nedáva |
| he doesn't smile | neusmieva sa |
| he doesn't take | neberie |
| we don't speak | nehovoríme |
| we don't write | nepíšeme |
| we don't drive | nešoférujeme |
| we don't love | nemilujeme |
| we don't give | nedávame |
| we don't smile | neusmievame sa |
| we don't take | neberieme |
| Questions | Otázky |
| how? | ako? |
| what? | čo? |
| who? | Kto? |
| why? | Prečo? |
| where? | kde? |
| where is he? | Kde je? |
| what is this? | Čo je to? |
| why are you sad? | Prečo si smutný? |
| how do you want to pay? | Ako chcete platiť? |
| can I come? | môžem prísť? |
| is he sleeping? | Spí? |
| do you know me? | Poznáte ma? |
| do you have my book? | Máte moju knihu? |
| how big is it? | Aké je to veľké? |
| can I help you? | Môžem ti/vám pomôcť? |
| can you help me? | Môžeš/Môžete mi pomôcť? |
| do you speak English? | Hovoríte anglicky? |
| how far is this? | Ako ďaleko je to? |
| what time is it? | Koľko je hodín? |
| how much is this? | koľko to je? |
| what is your name? | Ako sa voláš? |
| where do you live? | Kde bývaš? |
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