E01
core
Speaker stance
Basic filters
Negation Frame
What is not true or not happening?
basic
Negation
Negative particle
Negative auxiliary
Reikšmė
A frame that denies, cancels, reverses, prohibits, or makes a proposition negative.
Kaip atpažinti
Find the word or form that turns the statement negative.
Pavyzdžiai
Žodžiai
not|no|never|nothing|nobody
Frazės
do not go|not ready|no problem
Sakinys
I do not understand.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Negation frame
[not / no / never]
↓
idea or action
= not true / not happening
I do not understand.
Compare shape
Compare NEG placement: AUX + not + V → do not go NEG + V → not-go V + NEG → go-not no/nobody/... → negative words some langs: negatives agree
Kalbos rodinys
Jūsų gimtojoje kalboje
Anglų
Raiška
strong
Svarba
Modern English normally uses not with an auxiliary; do-support is needed in many simple present and past negatives.
I do not know.
not = negation
Kalboje, kurios mokotės
Ispanų
Raiška
strong
Sudėtingumas
Negation is built around no before the verb, and Spanish uses negative concord naturally.
No veo nada.
I do not see anything.
Tipinis besimokančiųjų iššūkis
Learners may incorrectly avoid double negatives because of English influence.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.