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Learning the Berber Negation is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Berber language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Berber.
Berber negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy). Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Berber Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | |
| Negation | نفي |
| he is not here | oudayally shaye - انه ليس هنا |
| that is not my book | ayou nktabe oully shaye inoukhe - هذا ليس كتابي |
| do not enter | oulattatafe - لا تدخل |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Negation in Berber has a logical pattern. Locate the Negation above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Tamazight.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Berber placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Berber vocabulary.
| English Negation | Berber Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | natsh oullkhe shaye sawalkhe - أنا لا أتكلم |
| I don't write | natsh oullikhe shaye tarikhe - أنا لا أكتب |
| I don't drive | natsh oullikhe shaye souyourakhe - أنا لا اقود |
| I don't love | natsh oullikhe shaye khssakhe - أنا لا أحب |
| I don't give | natsh oullikhe shaye titshakhe - أنا لا أعطي |
| I don't smile | natsh oullikhe shaye dassakhe - أنا لا ابتسم |
| I don't take | natsh oullikhe shaye ittssikhe - أنا لا آخذ |
| he doesn't speak | natta oulli ly shaye issawale - انه لا يتحدث |
| he doesn't write | natta oulli ly shaye ittary - انه لا يكتب |
| he doesn't drive | natta ouli ly shaye issouyour - انه لا يقود |
| he doesn't love | natta ouli ly shaye ighisse - انه لا يحب |
| he doesn't give | natta oulli ly shaye ittitashe - انه لا يعطي |
| he doesn't smile | natta ouli ly shaye idasse - انه لا يبتسم |
| he doesn't take | natta ouli ly shaye yitssi - انه لا يأخذ |
| we don't speak | nashny ounally shaye nassawale - نحن لا نتحدث |
| we don't write | nashny ounally shaye nattary - نحن لا نكتب |
| we don't drive | nashny ounally shaye nassouyour - نحن لا نقود |
| we don't love | nashny ounallay shaye nghisse - نحن لا نحب |
| we don't give | nashny ounally shaye nattitashe - نحن لا نعطي |
| we don't smile | nashny ounally shaye ndasse - نحن لا نبتسم |
| we don't take | nashny ounally shaye nittsi - نحن لا ناخذ |
Negation and negative expressions have a very important role in Berber, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Tamazight Negation, you might want to check the rest of our Berber lessons here: Learn Berber. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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