Negatives / Questions
Negatives
A negative sentence is a sentence where you say "no" or "not". The word for "no" is ,y;iy.
- simple sentence - negative
- To make a simple sentence negative (reverse the meaning), add ,y;iy to the end of the sentence
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Ex:
- mtu; fhty;fhud; ,y;iy = "He is not a police officer."
- mtu;fs; Ie;J Mrpupau;fs; ,y;iy = "They are not 5 teachers."
- ehd; xU igad; ,y;iy = "I am not a boy."
Questions
- forming questions
- To turn a sentence into a question, add -M to the end of the sentence.
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Ex:
- mtu; fhty;fhudh = "Is he a police officer?"
- mtu;fs; Ie;J Mrpupau;fsh = "Are they 5 teachers?"
- ehd; xU igadh = "Am I a boy?"
For rules on adding suffixes, go here