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Learning the Latin 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 Latin language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Latin.
Latin negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy).
In
Latin, negation can be made simply by placing "nōn"
before the main verb. Double negatives are allowed in Latin for emphasis
purposes.
Mē
nōn amat. (He doesn’t love me)
Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Latin Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | negatio |
| he is not here | non est hic |
| that is not my book | ille non est meus liber |
| do not enter | non penetra |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Latin.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Latin placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Latin vocabulary.
| English Negation | Latin Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | non loquor |
| I don't write | non scribo |
| I don't drive | non duco |
| I don't love | non amo |
| I don't give | non do |
| I don't smile | non rideo |
| I don't take | non capio |
| he doesn't speak | non loquitur |
| he doesn't write | non scribit |
| he doesn't drive | non ducit |
| he doesn't love | non amat |
| he doesn't give | non dat |
| he doesn't smile | non ridet |
| he doesn't take | non capit |
| we don't speak | non loquimur |
| we don't write | non scribimus |
| we don't drive | non ducimus |
| we don't love | non amamus |
| we don't give | non damus |
| we don't smile | non ridemus |
| we don't take | non capimus |
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