-n
kákò mótsà
n-lí-v
I nom book a neg-have-future
I shall not have a book
When
the verb is used to negate the non-imperative forms of
verbs, use of future tense marker is obligatory as shown
in the above examples.
Adjectives also take the negative marker n- but they
are not verbs as they do not take tense/aspect/mood markers.
Examples
pnóy
mhm
teacher good
good teacher
pnóy
n-mhm
teacher-neg-good bad teacher
(not)
b.
t-occurs
with the verbs in the imperative.
Examples
1.
V
go t-v
do not go n-n
n-kì
t-v
you nom you-home
neg-imp. Do not go to your home
2. kh
read t¢-kh¡
do not read
3. pà
give t
pà
do not give
4. pnà
teach t
pnà
do not teach
4.7.2. Free negatives :
a.
mk
is used to negate the statements. It always occurs at
the end of a sentence.
Examples
1. mp
khmò
he my friend He
(is) my friend mp
khmò
mk
he my friend not
He (is) not my friend
2. mp-n
pnóy
tskà
he-nom teacher a
He (is) a teacher mp-n
pnóy
tska
mk
he-nom teacher a not
He (is) not a teacher
3. kákò c
hlò
book the here
The book (is) here kákò c
hlò
mk
book the here not
The book is not here
b.
m° is used to negate
when there is an offer from somebody to do some thing.
1.
n-n
ótsì ts-lò
? you-nom rice eat-interr
Do you eat rice ? m
m
no no
4.8.
Adverbs :
Adverbs
are the classes of words which are used to modify the meaning
of a verb. They occur before the verbs and are indeclinable.
Adverbs are divided into different groups as follows : 1.
Adverbs of place 2. Adverbs of time 3. Adverbs of Manner
-n
à
n-lí-v
m
-occurs
with the verbs in the imperative.
k
is used to negate the statements. It always occurs at
the end of a sentence.
