Writing a Diary 12 (did not)

When you write a diary or talk about your activities you often want to say what you didn’t do. This is why you need the compound preterite.

We can put our previous sentences and phrases into the negative.

I did not is na wrüga vy.  

Rag Pask na wrüga vy debry oyow.	I did not eat eggs for Easter.
Rag Pask na wrüga vy eva cor.	I didn’t drink beer for Easter.
Rag Pask na wrüga vy kemeres oyow.	I didn’t get eggs for Easter.
Rag Pask na wrüga vy receva oyow.	I didn’t receive eggs for Easter.
Rag Pask na wrüga vy degemeres oyow.	I didn’t receive eggs for Easter.
Rag Pask na wrüga vy fanja oyow.	I didn’t receive eggs for Easter.
Òja Pask na wrüga vy perna oyow moy.	After Easter I didn’t buy more eggs.
Na wrüga vy desky tra veth.	I didn’t learn anything.
Na wrüga vy spendya tra veth.	I didn’t spend anything.

 Notice the double negative in these last two examples – they actually say I didn’t learn nothing / I didn’t spend nothing – considered very bad in English!

Here are some more negative verbs

I did not go	na wrüga vy moas (SWFM mos)
I did not come	na wrüga vy doas (SWFM dos)
I did not stay	na wrüga vy gòrtos
I did not give	na wrüga vy rei
I did not bring	na wrüga vy drei
I did not play	na wrüga vy gwary (SWFM gwari)
I did not see	na wrüga vy gweles
I did not watch (look at)	na wrüga vy mires ort (SWFM orth)
I did not listen to	na wrüga vy goslowes ort
I did not hear	na wrüga vy clowes (SWFM klewes)
I did not go shopping	na wrüga vy prenassa
I did not work	na wrüga vy gonis na wrüga vy obery na wrüga vy lavürya
I did not exercise	na wrüga vy omobery