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Learning the Turkish Negation displayed below is vital to the language. Turkish negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy).
In Turkish, negation can be made by adding suffix “–me, (-ma)” to the end of a verb. We use negation suffixes after the verb but before the time suffixes. If you want to make a noun negative, you must use “değil” at the end of the sentence.
Examples:
O gelecek yıl Lonra’ya gitmeyecek. means He/She wont’t go to London next year.
Şu öğrenci benim öğrencim değil. means That student isn’t my student.
Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Turkish Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Olumsuzluk |
| he is not here | O burada değil |
| that is not my book | bu benim kitabım değil |
| do not enter | girmeyin |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Turkish.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Turkish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Turkish vocabulary.
| English Negation | Turkish Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | konuşmam |
| I don't write | yazmam |
| I don't drive | sürmem, araba kullanmam |
| I don't love | sevmem |
| I don't give | vermem |
| I don't smile | gülümsemem |
| I don't take | almam |
| he doesn't speak | konuşmaz |
| he doesn't write | yazmaz |
| he doesn't drive | sürmez, araba kullanmaz |
| he doesn't love | sevmez |
| he doesn't give | vermez |
| he doesn't smile | gülümsemez |
| he doesn't take | almaz |
| we don't speak | konuşmayız |
| we don't write | yazmayız |
| we don't drive | sürmeyiz, araba kullanmayız |
| we don't love | sevmeyiz |
| we don't give | vermeyiz |
| we don't smile | gülümsemeyiz |
| we don't take | almayız |
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