🇮🇳 Hindi
हिन्दी • Devanagari
Negation: saying ‘not’ the natural way
Learn the main negative pattern and two phrases you’ll use constantly.
How negation works
Start with one common negative sentence and reuse it.
- नहीं usually comes before the verb: मैं नहीं जानता।
- For negative commands, you often use मत: मत जाओ! (Don't go!)
मैं नहीं जानता।
main nahi jaanta
I don't know. (masc. speaker; use जानती for fem.)
मत जाओ!
mat jao
Don't go!
मैं नहीं समझता।
main nahi samajhta
I don't understand. (masc. speaker; use समझती for fem.)
Practice tip
Say positive and negative back‑to‑back to train your ear.
- I understand → I don’t understand
- I know → I don’t know
Mini‑quiz
Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “I don't know. (masc. speaker; use जानती for fem.)”?