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This is a lesson about negation in Basque. This includes words or expressions used to form a negative form as opposted to the affirmative. For example "I don't understand".
| No: Ez. |
| Nothing: Ezer ez. |
| Not yet: Oraindik ez. |
| No one: Bat ere ez. |
| No longer: Gehiago ez. |
| Never: inoiz ez |
| Cannot: Ezin da. |
| Should not: Ezingo litzake. |
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: Ez dugu ulertzen. |
| I do not speak Japanese: Ez dut japonieraz hitz egiten. |
| I cannot remember the word: Ezin dut hitza gogoratu. |
| You should not forget this word: Ez zenuke hitz hau ahaztu beharko. |
| No problem!: Arazorik gabe! |
| I don't know!: Ez dakit! |
| I'm not interested!: Ez nago interesatuta! |
| Don't worry!: Lasai egon! Lasai! |
| This is wrong: Hau gaizki dago. |
| This is not correct: Hau zuzen dago. |
| No one here speaks Greek: Iñork ere ez ez gu grekeraz hitz egiten. |
| I'm not fluent in Italian yet: Ez dut italieraz ondo hitz egiten. |
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