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Learning the Pashto 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 Pashto language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Pashto.
Pashto 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 | Pashto Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | redwenh - ردونه |
| he is not here | heghh helth nesheth - هغه هلته نشته |
| that is not my book | da zema ketab neda - دا زما کتاب ندی |
| do not enter | mh nenwezh - مه ننوزه |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Pashto.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Pashto placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Pashto vocabulary.
| English Negation | Pashto Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | zh khebra nh kewwem - زه خبری نه کووم |
| I don't write | zh lakel nh kewwem - زه لیکل نه کووم |
| I don't drive | zh mewṭr nh chelwem - زه موټر نه چلوم |
| I don't love | zh manh nh kewwem - زه مینه نه کووم |
| I don't give | zh aa nh werkewwem - زه یی نه ورکووم |
| I don't smile | zh tebsem nh kewwem - زه تبسم نه کووم |
| I don't take | zh aa nh wṛm - زه یی نه وړم |
| zh aa nh wṛm - زه یی نه وړم | |
| he doesn't speak | heghh khebra nh kewa - هغه خبری نه کوی |
| he doesn't write | heghh lakel nh kewlaa - هغه لیکل نه کولای |
| he doesn't drive | heghh mewṭr nh chelwela - هغه موټر نه چلولی |
| he doesn't love | heghh manh nh kewa - هغه مینه نه کوی |
| he doesn't give | heghh aa nh wer kew - هغه یی نه ور كوې |
| he doesn't smile | heghh tebsem nekwa - هغه تبسم نکوی |
| he doesn't take | heghh aa nh wṛa - هغه یی نه وړی |
| we don't speak | mewẓ̌ khebra nekwew - موږ خبری نکوو |
| we don't write | mewẓ̌ lakel nekwew - موږ لیکل نکوو |
| we don't drive | mewẓ̌ mewṭr nh chelwew - موږ موټر نه چلوو |
| we don't love | mewẓ̌ manh nh keww - موږ مینه نه کوو |
| we don't give | mewẓ̌ aa nh werkeww - موږ یی نه ورکوو |
| we don't smile | mewẓ̌ tebsem nh keww - موږ تبسم نه کوو |
| we don't take | mewẓ̌ aa nh wṛw - موږ یی نه وړو |
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