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: "No, don't touch that." | : "No, don't touch that." | ||
Finally, ''hem'' acts as a negative determiner, as in: | Finally, ''hem'' acts as a negative determiner, as in: | ||
: '' | : ''Um na '''hem''' zaj.'' | ||
: "I have '''no''' money." | : "I have '''no''' money." | ||
====Negative imperative==== | ====Negative imperative==== | ||
In Mainland dialects, the imperative is marked by the preceding particle ''ma'', while the negative imperative is usually marked by the particle ''h'ma'' (''hem'' + ''ma'', pronounced [[IPA for Izhkut|[xˈma]]]). In Southern Mainland dialects, double negatives are also used in negative imperative phrases, a feature borrowed from [[Pokht]]: | In Mainland dialects, the imperative is marked by the preceding particle ''ma'', while the negative imperative is usually marked by the particle ''h'ma'' (''hem'' + ''ma'', pronounced [[IPA for Izhkut|[xˈma]]]). In Southern Mainland dialects, double negatives are also used in negative imperative phrases, a feature borrowed from [[Pokht]]: | ||