5. Negation

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5. Negation

Learn to say 'no' and use 'Ur... ara'.

Verbal negation generally uses two elements: ur and ara. The form of the verb may change between the affirmative and the negative.

5.1. Negating an action

To negate an action, you wrap the verb with ur ... ara.

Yečča.
He ate.
Ur yečči ara.
He did not eat.
Yusa-d.
He came.
Ur d-yusi ara.
He did not come.

5.2. Negating a nominal sentence

To negate an identification or a quality (without an action verb), we use maci.

Nekk maci d aselmad.
I am not a teacher.
Maci d axxam.
It is not a house.