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Learning the Norwegian Negation displayed below is vital to the language. Norwegian negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy). Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Norwegian Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Negasjon |
| he is not here | Han er ikke her |
| that is not my book | det er ikke min bok |
| do not enter | ikke kom inn |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Norwegian.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Norwegian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Norwegian vocabulary.
| English Negation | Norwegian Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | Jeg snakker ikke |
| I don't write | Jeg skriver ikke |
| I don't drive | Jeg kjører ikke |
| I don't love | Jeg elsker ikke |
| I don't give | Jeg gir ikke |
| I don't smile | Jeg smiler ikke |
| I don't take | Jeg tar ikke |
| he doesn't speak | Han snakker ikke |
| he doesn't write | Han skriver ikke |
| he doesn't drive | han kjører ikke |
| he doesn't love | Han elsker ikke |
| he doesn't give | Han gir ikke |
| he doesn't smile | han smiler ikke |
| he doesn't take | Han tar ikke |
| we don't speak | vi snakker ikke |
| we don't write | vi skriver ikke |
| we don't drive | vi kjører ikke |
| we don't love | vi elsker ikke |
| we don't give | Vi gir ikke |
| we don't smile | vi smiler ikke |
| we don't take | Vi tar ikke |
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