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Learning the Marathi 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 Marathi language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Marathi.
Marathi negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy).
In Marathi, negation words are ‘Nahi’, ‘Nako’ which are usually used at the end of sentence.
Me he karu shakat nahi.(I can't do this).
Tyana karayal kahi nahi.(they don't have anything to do – Double Negative).
He karu nako.(Don’t do this.)
Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Marathi Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | nakaar - नकार |
| he is not here | tao itho nahi - ताो इथो नाही |
| that is not my book | to mazo pustak nahi - तो माझो पुsतक नाही |
| do not enter | aat youu nakao - अात योउु नकाो |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Marathi.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Marathi placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Marathi vocabulary.
| English Negation | Marathi Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | mi baolat nahi - मी बाोलत नाही |
| I don't write | mi lihit nahi - मी लिहीत नाही |
| I don't drive | mi gadi chalvat nahi - मी गाडी चालवत नाही |
| I don't love | mi p`om karat nahi - मी प`ोम करत नाही |
| I don't give | mi dot nahi - मी दोत नाही |
| I don't smile | mi hasat nahi - मी हसत नाही |
| I don't take | mi ghot nahi - मी घोत नाही |
| he doesn't speak | tao baolat nahi - ताो बाोलत नाही |
| he doesn't write | tao lihit nahi - ताो लिहीत नाही |
| he doesn't drive | tao gadi chalvat nahi - ताो गाडी चालवत नाही |
| he doesn't love | tao p`om karat nahi - ताो प`ोम करत नाही |
| he doesn't give | tao dot nahi - ताो दोत नाही |
| he doesn't smile | tao hasat nahi - ताो हसत नाही |
| he doesn't take | tao ghot nahi - ताो घोत नाही |
| we don't speak | aamhi baolat nahi - अाmही बाोलत नाही |
| we don't write | aamhi lihit nahi - अाmही लिहीत नाही |
| we don't drive | aamhi gadi chalvat nahi - अाmही गाडी चालवत नाही |
| we don't love | aamhi p`om karat nahi - अाmही प`ोम करत नाही |
| we don't give | aamhi dot nahi - अाmही दोत नाही |
| we don't smile | aamhi hasat nahi - अाmही हसत नाही |
| we don't take | aamhi ghot nahi - अाmही घोत नाही |
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