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Learning the Russian 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 Russian language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Russian.
Russian negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy).
In Russian, negation can be made simply by placing "No" before the main verb. But sometimes a double negative is required. "No" is the most common negative.
Я не могу этого сделать (I can't do this).
Они ничего не могут сделать (they can't do anything – Double Negative).
Мне это не нравится (I don't like this).
Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Russian Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Отрицание - Otricanie |
| he is not here | Его здесь нет - Ego zdesionet |
| that is not my book | это не моя книга - эto ne moia kniga |
| do not enter | Не входить - Ne vhoditio |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Negation in Russian has a logical pattern. Locate the Negation above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Russian.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Russian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Russian vocabulary.
| English Negation | Russian Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | Я не говорю - IA ne govoriu |
| I don't write | Я не пишу - IA ne pishu |
| I don't drive | Я не езжу - IA ne ezzu |
| I don't love | Я не люблю - IA ne liubliu |
| I don't give | Я не даю - IA ne daiu |
| I don't smile | Я не улыбаются - IA ne ulыbaiutsia |
| I don't take | Я не принимаю - IA ne prinimaiu |
| he doesn't speak | он не говорит - on ne govorit |
| he doesn't write | он не пишет - on ne pishet |
| he doesn't drive | Он не ездит - On ne ezdit |
| he doesn't love | он не любит - on ne liubit |
| he doesn't give | он не дает - on ne daet |
| he doesn't smile | Он не улыбается - On ne ulыbaetsia |
| he doesn't take | он не принимает - on ne prinimaet |
| we don't speak | Мы не говорим - Mы ne govorim |
| we don't write | мы не пишем - mы ne pishem |
| we don't drive | Мы не ездим - Mы ne ezdim |
| we don't love | мы не любим - mы ne liubim |
| we don't give | мы не даем - mы ne daem |
| we don't smile | мы не улыбаются - mы ne ulыbaiutsia |
| we don't take | мы не берем - mы ne berem |
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