It is very simple
to go from a question to a negative statement. We put what is known as a
“negative particle” at the start of the question and drop the question mark.
This works for past and present descriptions:
negative
statement, present:
|
negative
statement,
past:
|
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I am
not
|
Nag o
vy
|
I was
not
|
Nag o
vy
|
You are
not
|
Nag o
che
or
Nag
osta
|
You
were not
|
Nag o
che
or
Nag
osta
|
He is
not
|
Nag ew
ev
or
Nag ewa
|
He was
not
|
Nag o
ev
or
Nag ova
|
She is
not
|
Nag ew
hei
|
She was
not
|
Nag o
hei
|
We are
not
|
Nag o
nei
|
We were
not
|
Nag o
nei
|
You are
not
|
Nag o
whei
|
You
were not
|
Nag o
whei
|
They
are not
|
Nag o
anjei
or
Nag ens
|
They
were not
|
Nag o
anjei
or
Nag ens
|
Here are some examples:
Nag
o vy skith hedhyw. I am not tired today.
Nag o vy skith de. I was not tired yesterday.
Nag o Henry mytern da. Henry was not a good king.
Nag ew an den na pur goth. That man is
not very old.
Nag ewa rych naneyl. He
is not rich either.
Neither
is he rich.
Nag ova byscath[1] bohojek. He
wasn’t ever poor.
He was never poor.
Nag o anjei tew pub termyn.} They were not
always fat.
Nag ens tew pub termyn.}
Nag ew ev
mool warbarth. He is not
altogether bald.
Nag ew hei re hir. She is not too tall.
Nag o ev descador drog. He was not
a bad teacher.
Nag o vy pedn gwydn whath. I am not white headed yet.
Nag o blou hy blew. Her hair was
not blue.
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