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This is a lesson about negation in Tagalog. This includes words or expressions used to form a negative form as opposted to the affirmative. For example "I don't understand".
| No: hindi |
| Nothing: wala |
| Not yet: hindi pa |
| No one: walang may... |
| No longer: hindi na |
| Never: hindi kailanman |
| Cannot: hindi puwede / maaari |
| Should not: hindi dapat |
The below examples demonstrate how to use the negation form in a sentence. Don't be shy to use of these expressions if you don't know something.
| We don't understand: hindi naming naiintindihan |
| I do not speak Japanese: hindi ako nagsasalita ng Hapon |
| I cannot remember the word: hindi ko natatandaan ang salita |
| You should not forget this word: hindi ko dapat makalimutan ang salitang ito |
| No problem!: walang problema! |
| I don't know!: hindi ko alam |
| I'm not interested!: hindi ako interesado; wala akong gana |
| Don't worry!: huwag kang mag-alala |
| This is wrong: mali ito |
| This is not correct: hindi ito tama |
| No one here speaks Greek: walang nagsasalita ng griyego dito |
| I'm not fluent in Italian yet: hindi pa ako matatas magsalita ng italyano |
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