Negative Statements

A negative statement is used to say that someting is not true. There are a few different ways to create negative statements.

Most sentences can be turned into a negative statement by using the helper verb do along with the word not in front of the main verb. Do not is often shortened to don't. For example: I don't eat healthy food.

A sentence can also be made negative by adding words like never, nobody, no one, and nowhere to it.

Sentences with verbs such as:

• be
• do
• will
• shall
• may
• must

just add not after the verb to make the sentence negative. The following table shows the negative form of do, be and can, as well as any applicable contractions.

	do	be	can
I	do not, don't	am not	cannot, can't
you	do not, don't	are not, aren't	cannot, can't
he	does not, doesn't	is not, isn't	cannot, can't
she	does not, doesn't	is not, isn't	cannot, can't
it	does not, doesn't	is not, isn't	cannot, can't
we	do not, don't	are not, aren't	cannot, can't
they	do not, don't	are not, aren't	cannot, can't

Another way to make a negative statement is to add the word no before a noun in the sentence.

Examples

I don't see the cup.	أنا لا أرى الكأس.
She doesn't read the book.	وقالت انها لا تقرأ هذا الكتاب.
I don't believe you.	أنا لا أصدقك.
He isn't happy.	انه ليس سعيدا.
I'm not walking to the store.	أنا لا يمشي إلى المخزن.
He doesn't open the door.	لم يفتح الباب.
It's not raining.	انها لا تمطر.
We can't wait for you.	لا يمكننا الانتظار بالنسبة لك.
I can't go today.	لا أستطيع أن أذهب اليوم.
My father is not happy.	والدي ليس سعيدا
I'm not hungry.	انا لست جائع