E01
core
Speaker stance
Basic filters
Negation Frame
What is not true or not happening?
basic
Negation
Negative particle
Negative auxiliary
Betekenis
A frame that denies, cancels, reverses, prohibits, or makes a proposition negative.
Zo herken je het
Find the word or form that turns the statement negative.
Voorbeelden
Woorden
not|no|never|nothing|nobody
Zinnen
do not go|not ready|no problem
Voorbeeldzin
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
Taaloverzicht
In je moedertaal
Nederlands
Aanwezigheid
strong
Belang
Dutch negation strongly contrasts niet and geen, with scope-sensitive placement.
Ik heb geen tijd.
I have no time.
In de taal die je leert
Engels
Aanwezigheid
strong
Moeilijkheidsgraad
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
Veelvoorkomend struikelpunt
Learners may omit do-support or put not in the wrong place.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.