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Learning the Esperanto 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 Esperanto language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Esperanto.
Esperanto negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy).
In Esperanto, negation can be made simply by placing "ne" before the main verb.
Mi ne povas fari tion (I can't do that).
Ne faru tion. (Don’t do that.)
Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Esperanto Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Nuligo |
| he is not here | li estas ne tie ĉi |
| that is not my book | tio ne estas mia libro |
| do not enter | ne eniru |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Negation in Esperanto has a logical pattern. Locate the Negation above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Esperanto.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Esperanto placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Esperanto vocabulary.
| English Negation | Esperanto Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | mi ne parolas |
| I don't write | mi ne skribas |
| I don't drive | mi ne veturigas |
| I don't love | mi ne amas |
| I don't give | mi ne donas |
| I don't smile | mi ne ridetas |
| I don't take | mi ne prenas |
| he doesn't speak | li ne parolas |
| he doesn't write | li ne skribas |
| he doesn't drive | li ne veturigas |
| he doesn't love | li ne amas |
| he doesn't give | li ne donas |
| he doesn't smile | li ne ridetas |
| he doesn't take | li ne prenas |
| we don't speak | ni ne parolas |
| we don't write | ni ne skribas |
| we don't drive | ni ne veturigas |
| we don't love | ni ne amas |
| we don't give | ni ne donas |
| we don't smile | ni ne ridetas |
| we don't take | ni ne prenas |
Negation and negative expressions have a very important role in Esperanto, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Esperanto Negation, you might want to check the rest of our Esperanto lessons here: Learn Esperanto. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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