negative verbs

Negative verbs are verbs which indicate that an action did not happen. Here, the word "negative" means "opposite", as in "to negate" something. We have seen this before in Negatives / Questions and Negative Commands.

past/present tense negative verbs
To form a negative verb, past or present, use infinitive + t; + -,y;iy

Since all infinitives end in an m sound, we automatically know that t; must be inserted between the verb and -,y;iy.

future tense negative verbs
  • For nouns besides mJ and mit, the negative is infinitive + khl;l; + verb suffix
  • For mJ and mit, replace the final -m from the infinitive with -MJ

Ex: