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===Negation=== | ===Negation=== | ||
The general negation particle is ''ne'' "not". It precedes the word it negates. A sentence/clause can be negated by negating the verb, or by placing ''niss'' (< earlier ''nistj'' < '' | The general negation particle is ''ne'' "not". It precedes the word it negates. | ||
Some words combine with a preceding negative particle. | |||
*''ne'' + ''wisen, im, sie, was, wesje, wisen'' "to be" → ''nisen, nim, nesie, nas, nesje, nisen'' "to not be" | |||
*''ne'' + ''wäht'' "(some)thing" → ''näht'' "nothing" | |||
*''ne'' + ''än'' "one" → ''nän'' "none" | |||
*''ne'' + ''wiljen, wild'' "to want" → ''niljen, nild'' "to not want" | |||
*''ne'' + ''witen, wät, wist'' "to know" → ''niten, nät, nist'' "to not know" | |||
*''ne'' + ''wärþen, warþ, wårþje, wårþen'' "to become" → ''närþen, narþ, nårþje, nårþen'' "to not become" | |||
*etc | |||
A sentence/clause can be negated by negating the verb, or by placing ''niss'' (< earlier ''nistj'' < ''nist ei'' "[it] is not that") at the beginning of the clause. | |||
===Questions=== | ===Questions=== | ||