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The verbal negation is conveyed by the negative verb | The verbal negation is conveyed by the negative verb hīsiwgɛ. As it has a monosyllabic root, it does not display a perfective root. | ||
Within the sentence this verb is conjugated according to the person and the number of its subject and according to the required tense. It has the ''subjunctive infinitival form'' of the negated verb as direct object. The aspectual information is conveyed by the infinitival form. The object of the infinitive, is, as a rule, declined in the ''ablative'' case. | Within the sentence this verb is conjugated according to the person and the number of its subject and according to the required tense. It has the ''subjunctive infinitival form'' of the negated verb as direct object. The aspectual information is conveyed by the infinitival form. The object of the infinitive, is, as a rule, declined in the ''ablative'' case. | ||
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Negation
The verbal negation is conveyed by the negative verb hīsiwgɛ. As it has a monosyllabic root, it does not display a perfective root.
Within the sentence this verb is conjugated according to the person and the number of its subject and according to the required tense. It has the subjunctive infinitival form of the negated verb as direct object. The aspectual information is conveyed by the infinitival form. The object of the infinitive, is, as a rule, declined in the ablative case.
sopali wī́ro ʔañī́makɑt → sopali wī́rošu ñī́makiñɑme ʔaʔī́sɑt the dog bit the man → the dog didn’t bite the man
sopa kḗwon → sopa kḗwoniñɑme ʔī́s the dog is sleeping → the dog isn’t sleeping
As can be seen, the negative verbs can use both the third person endings, according to the rules and the animacy degrees conveyed by the negated verb.
Double negatives are generally not allowed; the presence of another negative element in the sentence inhibits the negative verb.
