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Negation and 'No'

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How to negate verbs and nouns in Czech. Learn the rule of double negatives and the prefix 'ne-'.

Tipps & Tricks (2)

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Prefix, not word

Always write 'ne-' attached to the verb.
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Think of it as a team

The negative pronoun and the verb are a team. They both need to be negative.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Double Negation in Czech

Schnelle Übung (9)

Fix the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ne pracuji.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nepracuji
Must be one word.

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Fill in the blank.

Nic ___ (see).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: nevidím
Verb must be negated.

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Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Já nic dělám.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Já nic nedělám.
Verb must be negated.

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Which is correct?

Nikdy ___ tam.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: nejdu
Verb must be negated.

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Fill in the correct negative verb.

Nikdo ___ (know).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: neví
The verb must be negated.

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Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nikdo neví.
Standard negation.

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Add 'ne-' to the verb.

Já ___ (piju) kávu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: nepiju
Attach 'ne-' to the start.

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Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Nikdo mi volal.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nikdo mi nevolal.
Past tense negation.

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Select the correct negative form.

On ___ (být) doma.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: není
The negative of 'je' is 'není'.

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Häufige Fragen (4)

No, it is a prefix that must be attached to the verb.
No, Czech does not use auxiliary verbs for negation.
It's not a double negative; it's negative harmony. It's just how Czech grammar works.
No, never in standard Czech.
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