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Learning the Afrikaans Negation is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Afrikaans language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Afrikaans.
Afrikaans negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy).
In Afrikaans, negation can be made simply by placing "nie" before the main verb. In Afrikaans a double negative is always used. "Nie" is the most common negative.
Ek kan dit nie doen nie. (I can't do this).
Hulle het niks om te doen nie. (they don't have anything to do – Double Negative).
Ek hou nie hiervan nie. (I don't like it)
Niemand woon hier nie. (No one lives here.)
Daar is geen antwoord nie. (There is no answer.)
Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Afrikaans Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Negatie |
| he is not here | Hy is nie hier nie |
| that is not my book | dit is nie my boek nie |
| do not enter | moenie ingaan nie |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Negation in Afrikaans has a logical pattern. Locate the Negation above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Afrikaans.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Afrikaans placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Afrikaans vocabulary.
| English Negation | Afrikaans Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | Ek praat nie |
| I don't write | Ek skryf nie |
| I don't drive | Ek ry nie |
| I don't love | ek het nie lief nie |
| I don't give | Ek gee nie |
| I don't smile | ek glimlag nie |
| I don't take | Ek neem nie |
| he doesn't speak | hy praat nie |
| he doesn't write | Hy skryf nie |
| he doesn't drive | hy ry nie |
| he doesn't love | hy het nie lief nie |
| he doesn't give | Hy gee nie |
| he doesn't smile | hy glimlag nie |
| he doesn't take | Hy neem nie |
| we don't speak | ons praat nie |
| we don't write | Ons skryf nie |
| we don't drive | Ons ry nie |
| we don't love | ons het nie lief nie |
| we don't give | ons gee nie |
| we don't smile | ons glimlag nie |
| we don't take | ons neem nie |
Negation and negative expressions have a very important role in Afrikaans, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Afrikaans Negation, you might want to check the rest of our Afrikaans lessons here: Learn Afrikaans. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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