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Learning the Oromo 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 Oromo language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Oromo.
Oromo 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 | Oromo Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | |
| Negation | diddaa |
| he is not here | inni as hinjiru |
| that is not my book | sun kitaaba kiyya miti |
| do not enter | hinseenin |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Oromo.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Oromo placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Oromo vocabulary.
| English Negation | Oromo Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | hindubbadhu |
| I don't write | hinbarreessu |
| I don't drive | hin-oofu |
| I don't love | hinjaalladhu |
| I don't give | hinkennu |
| I don't smile | hinseequ |
| I don't take | hinfudhu |
| he doesn't speak | hindubbatu |
| he doesn't write | inni hinbarreessu |
| he doesn't drive | inni hin-oofu |
| he doesn't love | hinjaallatu |
| he doesn't give | inni hinkennu |
| he doesn't smile | inni hinseequ |
| he doesn't take | hinfudhatu |
| we don't speak | hindubbannu |
| we don't write | hinbarreessinu |
| we don't drive | hin-oofnu |
| we don't love | hinjaallannu |
| we don't give | hinkenninu |
| we don't smile | hinseeqnu |
| we don't take | hinfuunu |
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