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Gilo Grammar 14Commands and Requests
15.1 Different forms of NegationThere are a number of different forms of negation which may be interchanged or meant in English, although only the word 'not' is often used. Note particularly the difference between 'not' and 'none' e.g.
· backwards, reverse | bak | · less, without | lu | · negation, not | ne | · opposite | op | · reversing, undoing | un | · nil, none of | za |
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bak |
Vp, backwards, reverse |
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regression/reversing |
bakdirjo |
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lu |
Vp, less, without (having once had) |
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· lifeless, hairless |
luviva, luhera |
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I did not lock the door (i.e. I left the door
unlocked) |
me lulokoz dor |
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ne |
Vp, negation, no, not |
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· I am not the man |
me nebez ce peil |
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· I did not speak to you |
me nepoz u yu |
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· That is not a letter (that is no letter) |
ce nebez let |
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· I did not lock the door (negation) |
me nelokoz dor |
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op |
Vp, contrariety, opposite |
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· I inverted the cup |
me opturoz kep |
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un |
Vp, reverse of |
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· lock, unlock |
lokiz, unlokiz |
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za |
Vp, nil, none of |
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· defence, defenceless |
def, zadef |
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· I did not lock the door (i.e. I failed to lock the door) |
me zalokoz dor |
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Last revised:
14
October 2006 |

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