Understanding Negative Sentences in Azerbaijani
In Azerbaijani, making a sentence negative means changing it to say that something is not happening or not true. Just like in English when we say 'I do not like apples,' in Azerbaijani, we have special ways to show that something is negative.
Important Points
- Use 'deyil' to turn nouns or adjectives into negative forms.
- Add '-ma' or '-mə' to verbs to make them negative.
- Pay attention to vowel harmony when adding suffixes.
- Use 'yoxdur' to say 'there is not' or 'there are not'.
Let's look at how these rules work. If you want to say 'This is not a cat,' you would use 'deyil.' For verbs, like 'run,' you add '-ma' or '-mə' to make it negative, depending on the vowel harmony.
Examples
- Bu pişik deyil.
- O qaçmayır.
- Kitab yoxdur.
Remember, the word 'deyil' is used to make nouns and adjectives negative. For verbs, you need to know about vowel harmony to choose the right suffix. And don't forget, 'yoxdur' is useful for saying something does not exist.