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Learning the Galician 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 Galician language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Galician.
Galician negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy).
In Galician, negation can be made simply by placing "No" before the main verb. But sometimes a double negative is required. "Non" is the most common negative.
Non podo facelo (I can't do this).
Non teñen nada que facer (they don't have anything to do – Double Negative).
Non o quero / Non me gusta. (I don't like it)
Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Galician Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Negación |
| he is not here | Non está aquí |
| that is not my book | que non é o meu libro |
| do not enter | non entre |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Negation in Galician has a logical pattern. Locate the Negation above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Galician.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Galician placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Galician vocabulary.
| English Negation | Galician Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | Eu non falo |
| I don't write | Eu non escribo |
| I don't drive | Eu non conduce |
| I don't love | Eu non te amo |
| I don't give | Eu non dou |
| I don't smile | Eu non sorrir |
| I don't take | Eu non tomo |
| he doesn't speak | el non fala |
| he doesn't write | non escribe |
| he doesn't drive | non dirixe |
| he doesn't love | non ama |
| he doesn't give | non dá |
| he doesn't smile | Non sorrir |
| he doesn't take | non leva |
| we don't speak | Non falamos |
| we don't write | non escribir |
| we don't drive | que non conduce |
| we don't love | non aman |
| we don't give | nós non damos |
| we don't smile | non sorrir |
| we don't take | non tomamos |
Negation and negative expressions have a very important role in Galician, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Galician Negation, you might want to check the rest of our Galician lessons here: Learn Galician. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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