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Learning the Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Bulgarian.
Bulgarian 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 | Bulgarian Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Otricanie - Отрицание |
| he is not here | toj ne e tuk - той не е тук |
| that is not my book | Tova ne e mojata kniga - Това не е моята книга |
| do not enter | ne vlizaj - не влизай |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Negation in Bulgarian has a logical pattern. Locate the Negation above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Bulgarian.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Bulgarian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Bulgarian vocabulary.
| English Negation | Bulgarian Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | Az ne govorja - Аз не говоря |
| I don't write | Az ne pisha - Аз не пиша |
| I don't drive | Az ne karam - Аз не карам |
| I don't love | Az ne obicham - Аз не обичам |
| I don't give | Az ne davam - Аз не давам |
| I don't smile | Az ne se usmihvam - Аз не се усмихвам |
| I don't take | Az ne vzimam - Аз не взимам |
| he doesn't speak | toj ne govori - той не говори |
| he doesn't write | Toj ne pishe - Той не пише |
| he doesn't drive | toj ne kara - той не кара |
| he doesn't love | toj ne obicha - той не обича |
| he doesn't give | toj ne dava - той не дава |
| he doesn't smile | toj ne se usmihva - той не се усмихва |
| he doesn't take | toj ne vzema - той не взема |
| we don't speak | nie ne govorim - ние не говорим |
| we don't write | nie ne pishem - ние не пишем |
| we don't drive | nie ne karame - ние не караме |
| we don't love | nie ne obichame - ние не обичаме |
| we don't give | nie ne davame - ние не даваме |
| we don't smile | nie ne se usmihvame - ние не се усмихваме |
| we don't take | nie ne vzemame - ние не вземаме |
Negation and negative expressions have a very important role in Bulgarian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Bulgarian Negation, you might want to check the rest of our Bulgarian lessons here: Learn Bulgarian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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