🇭🇺 Hungarian
Magyar • Latin
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.
- nem negates verbs/adjectives: Nem értem.
- nincs = ‘there isn’t / don’t have’ (common).
Nem tudom.
I don't know.
Nincs időm.
I don't have time.
Nem értem.
I don't understand.
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.”?