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This is a lesson about negation in Afrikaans. This includes words or expressions used to form a negative form as opposted to the affirmative. For example "I don't understand".
| No: Nee |
| Nothing: Niks |
| Not yet: Nog nie |
| No one: Niemand |
| No longer: nie meer nie |
| Never: nooit |
| Cannot: kan nie |
| Should not: moenie |
The below examples demonstrate how to use the negation form in a sentence. Don't be shy to use of these expressions if you don't know something.
| We don't understand: Ons verstaan nie |
| I do not speak Japanese: Ek praat nie Japannees nie |
| I cannot remember the word: Ek kan nie die woord onthou nie |
| You should not forget this word: Jy moenie hierdie word vergeet nie |
| No problem!: Geen problem! / Al's reg! |
| I don't know!: Ek weet nie! |
| I'm not interested!: Ek stel nie belang nie! |
| Don't worry!: Moet jou nie bekommer nie! |
| This is wrong: Dit is verkeerd |
| This is not correct: Dit is nie reg nie |
| No one here speaks Greek: Niemand hier praat Grieks nie |
| I'm not fluent in Italian yet: Ek is nog nie vlot in Italiaans nie |
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