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Learning the Indonesian Negation is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Indonesian language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Indonesian.
Indonesian negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy).
In Indonesian, negation can be made simply by placing "No" before the main verb. But sometimes a double negative is required. "No" is the most common negative.
aku tak bisa melakukannya (I can't do this).
mereka tidak ada hubungannya (they don't have anything to do – Double Negative).
aku tak suka itu (I don't like it)
Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Indonesian Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Penyangkalan |
| he is not here | dia tidak ada di sini |
| that is not my book | itu bukan buku saya |
| do not enter | jangan masuk |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Negation in Indonesian has a logical pattern. Locate the Negation above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Bahasa Indonesia.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Indonesian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Indonesian vocabulary.
| English Negation | Indonesian Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | Saya tidak bisa bicara |
| I don't write | Saya tidak menulis |
| I don't drive | Saya tidak drive |
| I don't love | Saya tidak suka |
| I don't give | Aku tidak memberikan |
| I don't smile | Aku tidak tersenyum |
| I don't take | Aku tidak mengambil |
| he doesn't speak | ia tidak berbicara |
| he doesn't write | ia tidak menulis |
| he doesn't drive | dia tidak menyetir |
| he doesn't love | dia tidak cinta |
| he doesn't give | dia tidak memberikan |
| he doesn't smile | dia tidak tersenyum |
| he doesn't take | ia tidak mengambil |
| we don't speak | kami tidak berbicara |
| we don't write | kita tidak menulis |
| we don't drive | kita tidak berkendara |
| we don't love | kita tidak mengasihi |
| we don't give | kita tidak memberikan |
| we don't smile | kami tidak tersenyum |
| we don't take | kita tidak mengambil |
Negation and negative expressions have a very important role in Indonesian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Bahasa Indonesia Negation, you might want to check the rest of our Indonesian lessons here: Learn Indonesian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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