Negation Frame
Negation
Negative particle
Negative auxiliary
What is not true or not happening?
core
basic
Speaker stance
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 kalboje
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Raiška
strong
Svarba
Negation has several particles: لا, لم, لن, ليس and others, often affecting verb form or tense meaning.
لا أفهمُ السؤال.
I do not understand the question.
Kalboje, kurios mokotės
Bengali (standard)
Raiška
strong
Sudėtingumas
Negation often follows the verb with না; existential negation uses নেই.
আমি জানি না।
I do not know.
Tipinis besimokančiųjų iššūkis
Learners may put না in the wrong position or confuse না with নেই.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.