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This is a lesson about negation in Afrikaans. This includes words or expressions used to form a negative form as opposted to the affirmative. For example "I don't understand".
No: Nee |
Nothing: Niks |
Not yet: Nog nie |
No one: Niemand |
No longer: nie meer nie |
Never: nooit |
Cannot: kan nie |
Should not: moenie |
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: Ons verstaan nie |
I do not speak Japanese: Ek praat nie Japannees nie |
I cannot remember the word: Ek kan nie die woord onthou nie |
You should not forget this word: Jy moenie hierdie word vergeet nie |
No problem!: Geen problem! / Al's reg! |
I don't know!: Ek weet nie! |
I'm not interested!: Ek stel nie belang nie! |
Don't worry!: Moet jou nie bekommer nie! |
This is wrong: Dit is verkeerd |
This is not correct: Dit is nie reg nie |
No one here speaks Greek: Niemand hier praat Grieks nie |
I'm not fluent in Italian yet: Ek is nog nie vlot in Italiaans nie |
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