only free form. It occurs as a free form when the tense is present tense.
kho
ra:ma
in
1
2
3
he
is
Rama
1
3
2
kho
ra:ma
men
1
2
3
he is
not
Rama
1
3
2
kho
rgyalpoik
inmin
1
2
3
he
was
a
king
1
3
2
kho
rgyalpoik
menmin
1
2
3
4
he
was not a
king
1
4
3
2
kho
rdamo
duk
1
2
3
she
is
beautiful
1
3
2
kho
rdamo
minduk
1
2
3 4
she is
not
beautiful
1
4
3
2
kho
rdamo
dukpin
1
2
3 4
she
was
beautiful
1
3+4
2
kho
rdamo
mindukpin
1
2
3 4 5
she
was
not
beautiful
1
4+5
3
2
The form men is used whenever
the form in occurs in positive sentence. If duk occurs
in positive sentence, then min will occur as the negative
form. met is used as the negative whenever yot
is used.
The form men is not prefixed like
other negative forms. Rather it is suffixed. This form occurs
after the verb root and tense marker if the verb is in future
tense.
