How to create negation in Slovak ?
Slovak negation is not so difficult as it looks, I will show it to you on some examples.
Nerozumiem tomu slovu.
I don´t understand the word.
Nerozumiem tej vete.
I don´t understand the sentence.
Nerozumiem významu.
I don´t understand the meaning.
Rozumiete učiteľovi ?
Do you understand the teacher ?
Nie, nerozumiem mu dobre.
No, I don´t understand him well.
Rozumiete ľuďom ?
Do you understand the people ?
Nie, nerozumiem im veľmi dobre.
No, I don´t understand them very well.
Máte priateľku ?
Do you have a girlfriend ?
Nie, nemám priateľku.
No, I don´t have a girlfriend.
Máte dcéru ?
Do you have a daughter ?
Nie, nemám.
No, I don´t.
Je ten prsteň drahý ?
Is the ring expensive ?
Nie, stojí iba sto eur.
No, it costs only one hundred euros.
Si už hotový ?
Are you finished ?
Nie, ešte nie.
No, not yet
Chcel by si ešte polievku ?
Do you want some more soup ?
Nie, už nechcem.
No, I don´t want anymore.
Bývaš tu už dlho?
Have you lived here long ?
Nie, len jeden mesiac.
No, only one month.
Ideš zajtra domov ?
Are you driving home tomorrow ?
Nie, až cez víkend.
No, only on the weekend.
Je tvoja dcéra už dospelá ?
Is your daughter an adult ?
Nie, má iba sedemnásť.
No, she is only seventeen.
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In this examples you can see that in Slovak language we use ne and nie and we have double negation as well.