Punjabi Negation
Learning the Punjabi 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 Punjabi language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Punjabi.
Punjabi 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 | Punjabi Negation |
| Negation | |
| Negation | ਨਕਾਰਾਤਮਕ |
| he is not here | ਉਹ ਇੱਥੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ |
| that is not my book | ਇਹ ਪੁਸਤਕ ਮੇਰੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ |
| do not enter | ਅੰਦਰ ਨਾ ਆਉ |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Negation in Punjabi has a logical pattern. Locate the Negation above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Panjabi.
List of Negation in Punjabi
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Punjabi placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Punjabi vocabulary.
| English Negation | Punjabi Negation |
| I don't speak | ਮੈਂ ਬੋਲਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| I don't write | ਮੈਂ ਲਿੱਖਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| I don't drive | ਮੈਂ ਕਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਚਲਾਉਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ |
| I don't love | ਮੈਂ ਪਿਆਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ |
| I don't give | ਮੈਂ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| I don't smile | ਮੈਂ ਮੁਸਕਰਾਉਂਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| I don't take | ਮੈਂ ਲੈੰਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| he doesn't speak | ਉਹ ਬੋਲਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ |
| he doesn't write | ਉਹ ਲਿੱਖਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ |
| he doesn't drive | ਉਹ ਕਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਚਲਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ |
| he doesn't love | ਉਹ ਪਿਆਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ |
| he doesn't give | ਉਹ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ |
| he doesn't smile | ਉਹ ਮੁਸਕਰਾਉਂਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ |
| he doesn't take | ਉਹ ਲੈੰਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ |
| we don't speak | ਅਸੀਂ ਬੋਲਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| we don't write | ਅਸੀਂ ਲਿੱਖਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| we don't drive | ਅਸੀਂ ਕਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਚਲਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਾਂ |
| we don't love | ਅਸੀਂ ਪਿਆਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ |
| we don't give | ਅਸੀਂ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| we don't smile | ਅਸੀਂ ਮੁਸਕਰਾਉਂਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
| we don't take | ਅਸੀਂ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਾਂ |
Negation and negative expressions have a very important role in Punjabi, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Panjabi Negation, you might want to check the rest of our Punjabi lessons here: Learn Punjabi. Don't forget to bookmark this page.