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Learning the Romanian 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 Romanian language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Romanian.
Romanian negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy).
In Romanian, negation can be made simply by placing "Nu" before the main verb. But sometimes a double negative is required. "Nu" is the most common negative.
Nu pot să fac asta(I can't do this).
Nu au nimic de făcut (they don't have anything to do – Double Negative).
Nu îmi place (I don't like it)
Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Romanian Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Negaţie |
| he is not here | el nu este aici |
| that is not my book | aceasta nu este cartea mea |
| do not enter | nu intraţi |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Negation in Romanian has a logical pattern. Locate the Negation above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Romanian.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Romanian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Romanian vocabulary.
| English Negation | Romanian Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | Eu nu vorbesc |
| I don't write | Nu scriu |
| I don't drive | eu nu conduc |
| I don't love | mie nu-mi place |
| I don't give | Eu nu dau |
| I don't smile | eu nu zâmbesc |
| I don't take | Eu nu iau |
| he doesn't speak | el nu vorbeşte |
| he doesn't write | el nu scrie |
| he doesn't drive | el nu conduce |
| he doesn't love | lui nu-i place |
| he doesn't give | el nu da |
| he doesn't smile | el nu zâmbet |
| he doesn't take | el nu ia |
| we don't speak | noi nu vorbim |
| we don't write | noi nu scriem |
| we don't drive | noi nu conducem |
| we don't love | nouă nu ne place |
| we don't give | noi nu dăm |
| we don't smile | noi nu zâmbim |
| we don't take | noi nu luăm |
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