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The usual negative particle is ''twm'', which is placed before the verb. ''hov'' 'don't!' is used for the negative imperative. In literary or poetic language, ''ni'' (indicative) and ''daw'' (irrealis) can also be found. | The usual negative particle is ''twm'', which is placed before the verb. ''hov'' 'don't!' is used for the negative imperative. In literary or poetic language, ''ni'' (indicative) and ''daw'' (irrealis) can also be found. | ||
===Negative pronouns=== | |||
*''twm satn'' = nothing | |||
*''twm sos'' = no one | |||
===On double negation=== | ===On double negation=== | ||
Double negation usually resolves to a positive, and litotes are commonly used for emphasis: | Double negation usually resolves to a positive, and litotes are commonly used for emphasis: | ||