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'''Negation''' is accomplished with the circumfix ከ-ም ''kä-m'' in main clauses, the prefix ከ- ''kä-'' for subjunctive verbs, and the post-subject prefix -ሲ- ''-si-'' for relative verbs and derived nouns. | '''Negation''' is accomplished with the circumfix ከ-ም ''kä-m'' in main clauses, the prefix ከ- ''kä-'' for subjunctive verbs, and the post-subject prefix -ሲ- ''-si-'' for relative verbs and derived nouns. | ||
:e.g. ኜደ ''nyéddä'' "I walk" → ከኜደም ''<b>kä</b>nyéddä<b>m</b>'' "I do not walk" | :e.g. ኜደ ''nyéddä'' "I walk" → ከኜደም ''<b>kä</b>nyéddä<b>m</b>'' "I do not walk" | ||
::ከዌዴ ''<b>kä</b>weddé'' "do not walk", ያያሴዴ ''yaya<b>s</b>eddä'' " | ::ከዌዴ ''<b>kä</b>weddé'' "do not walk", ያያሴዴ ''yaya<b>s</b>eddä'' "who does not walk" | ||
::ግሴደ ''gï<b>s</b>éddä'' "to not walk", ምሴዝ ''mï<b>s</b>ézz'' "one who does not walk" | ::ግሴደ ''gï<b>s</b>éddä'' "to not walk", ምሴዝ ''mï<b>s</b>ézz'' "one who does not walk" | ||
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