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This is a lesson about negation in Norwegian. This includes words or expressions used to form a negative form as opposted to the affirmative. For example "I don't understand".
| No: Ingen |
| Nothing: Ingenting |
| Not yet: Ikke ennå |
| No one: Ingen |
| No longer: Ikkje lengre |
| Never: aldri |
| Cannot: Kan ikke |
| Should not: Burde ikke |
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: Vi forstår ikke |
| I do not speak Japanese: Jeg snakker ikke japansk |
| I cannot remember the word: Jeg husker ikke ordet |
| You should not forget this word: Du burde glemme dette ordet |
| No problem!: Ingen problem! |
| I don't know!: Jeg vet ikke! |
| I'm not interested!: Jeg er ikke interessert! |
| Don't worry!: Ikke bekymre deg! |
| This is wrong: Dette er galt |
| This is not correct: Dette er ikkje riktig |
| No one here speaks Greek: Ingen her snakker gresk |
| I'm not fluent in Italian yet: Jeg er ikke flytende i italiensk ennå |
Now that you have explored the negation in Norwegian, let's move on to the next subject below. Or simply choose your own topic from the menu above.
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