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Learning the Telugu 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 Telugu language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Telugu.
Telugu 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 | Telugu Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | |
| Negation | ledanatam - లేదనటం |
| he is not here | atanu akkdada ledu - అతను అక్క్డడ లేడు |
| that is not my book | adi na pustakam kadu - అది నా పుస్తకం కాదు |
| do not enter | praveshinchaku - ప్రవేశించకు |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Telugu.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Telugu placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Telugu vocabulary.
| English Negation | Telugu Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | nenu matladanu - నేను మాట్లాడను |
| I don't write | nenu vrayanu - నేను వ్రాయను |
| I don't drive | nenu daiv cheyanu,banditolanu - నేను డైవ్ చేయను,బండితోలను |
| I don't love | nenu preminchanu - నేను ప్రేమించను |
| I don't give | nenu ivvanu - నేను ఇవ్వను |
| I don't smile | nenu chirunavvu navvanu - నేను చిరునవ్వు నవ్వను |
| I don't take | nenu - నేను |
| he doesn't speak | atanu matlaadadu - అతను మాట్లాడడు |
| he doesn't write | atanu vrayadu - అతను వ్రాయడు |
| he doesn't drive | atadu driv cheyadu - అతడు డ్రైవ్ చేయడు |
| he doesn't love | atadu preminchadu - అతడు ప్రేమించడు |
| he doesn't give | atanu ivvadau - అతను ఇవ్వడు |
| he doesn't smile | atanu chirunavvu navvadu - అతను చిరునవ్వు నవ్వడు |
| he doesn't take | atanu teesukodu - అతను తీసుకోడు |
| we don't speak | memu matladamu - మేము మాట్లాడము |
| we don't write | memu vrayamu - మేము వ్రాయము |
| we don't drive | memu driv cheyamu - మేము డ్రైవ్ చేయము |
| we don't love | memu preminchamu - మేము ప్రేమించము |
| we don't give | memu ivvamu - మేము ఇవ్వము |
| we don't smile | memu vrunavvu navvamu - మేము వ్రునవ్వు నవ్వము |
| we don't take | memu teesukomu - మేము తీసుకోము |
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