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Learning the Uzbek 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 Uzbek language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Uzbek.
Uzbek negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy).
In Uzbek, negation can be made in two different ways:
1) by adding suffix –ma to the verb (qilmaysan, ko’rmaganman – you don’t do, I haven’t seen). This suffix is only used when it is the action that is being denied (I did not speak to him – Men u bilan gaplashmadim).
2) by using the word emas (sometimes along with the personal endings). In this case denial is referred to other words than the verb. (mushuk emas – not a cat; Men ishchi emasman – I am not a worker). Unlike in English, double negative is widely used in Uzbek:
I have nothing – Menda xech narsa yo’q.
Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Uzbek Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | |
| Negation | incor |
| he is not here | u bu erda emas |
| that is not my book | u mening kitobim emas |
| do not enter | kirmang |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Negation in Uzbek has a logical pattern. Locate the Negation above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Uzbek.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Uzbek placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Uzbek vocabulary.
| English Negation | Uzbek Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | men gapirmayman |
| I don't write | men yozmayman |
| I don't drive | men xaydamayman |
| I don't love | men sevmayman |
| I don't give | men bermayman |
| I don't smile | men ko'lmayman |
| I don't take | men olmayman |
| he doesn't speak | u gapirmaydi |
| he doesn't write | u yozmaydi |
| he doesn't drive | u xaydamaydi |
| he doesn't love | u sevmaydi |
| he doesn't give | u bermaydi |
| he doesn't smile | u ko'lmaydi |
| he doesn't take | u olmaydi |
| we don't speak | biz gapirmaymiz |
| we don't write | biz yozmaymiz |
| we don't drive | biz xaydamaymiz |
| we don't love | biz sevmaymiz |
| we don't give | biz bermaymiz |
| we don't smile | biz ko'lmaymiz |
| we don't take | biz olmaymiz |
Negation and negative expressions have a very important role in Uzbek, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Uzbek Negation, you might want to check the rest of our Uzbek lessons here: Learn Uzbek. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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