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Gilo Grammar 14

Commands and Requests

1 Introduction

7  Verbs

13  Correlatives

19  Countries & People

2 Pronunciation

8  Adverbs

14  Commands and requests

20  Other Grammatical forms

3 Word Order

9  Tenses

15  Negatives

21  Alternative Word Orders

4 Vocabulary

10 Prepositions, Conjunctions

16  Reported Speech

22  Example Texts

5 Nouns

11 Numbers

17  Greetings Weather Etc

 

6 Adjectives

12 Questions

18  Dates, Times, Ages etc

 

 

15    Negatives

 

15.1     Different forms of Negation

There 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

Examples

bak

Vp, backwards, reverse

 

 

·         regression/reversing

bakdirjo

lu

Vp, less, without (having once had)

 

 

·        lifeless, hairless

luviva, luhera

 

·        I did not lock the door (i.e. I left the door unlocked)

me lulokoz dor

ne

Vp, negation, no, not

 

 

·        I am not the man

me nebez ce peil

 

·        I did not speak to you

me nepoz u yu

 

·        That is not a letter (that is no letter)

ce nebez let

 

·        I did not lock the door (negation)

me nelokoz dor

op

Vp, contrariety, opposite

 

 

·         I inverted the cup

me opturoz kep

un

Vp, reverse of

 

 

·        lock, unlock

lokiz, unlokiz

za

Vp, nil, none of

 

 

·        defence, defenceless

def, zadef

 

·        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

1 Introduction

7  Verbs

13  Correlatives

19  Countries & People

2 Pronunciation

8  Adverbs

14  Commands and requests

20  Other Grammatical forms

3 Word Order

9  Tenses

15  Negatives

21  Alternative Word Orders

4 Vocabulary

10 Prepositions, Conjunctions

16  Reported Speech

22  Example Texts

5 Nouns

11 Numbers

17  Greetings Weather Etc

 

6 Adjectives

12 Questions

18  Dates, Times, Ages etc

 

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