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Bulgarian Grammar - Negation

Hi Bulgarian learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn about negation in Bulgarian. Negation is an important part of any language, and it is essential to understand how to use it correctly in order to communicate effectively. We will look at the different ways to express negation in Bulgarian, as well as some examples of how to use them. So let's get started!

Negation in Bulgarian

Negation in Bulgarian is expressed using the particle не (ne). This particle is placed before the verb or adjective that is being negated. For example:

Bulgarian	Pronunciation	English Translation
Не говоря	ne govorya	I'm not speaking
Той не е добър	toy ne e dobar	He is not good
Тя не е майка ми	tya ne e mayka mi	She is not my mother
Не пиша	ne pisha	I'm not writing
Той не е момче	toy ne e momche	He is not a boy

It is important to note that the particle не (ne) is not used when the verb is in the past tense. In this case, the particle не (ne) is replaced by the particle не съм (ne sǎm). For example:

Bulgarian	Pronunciation	English Translation
Не съм говорил	ne sǎm govoril	I didn't speak
Той не е бил добър	toy ne e bil dobar	He wasn't good
Тя не е била майка ми	tya ne e bila mayka mi	She wasn't my mother
Не съм писал	ne sǎm pisal	I didn't write
Той не е бил момче	toy ne e bil momche	He wasn't a boy

It is also important to note that the particle не (ne) is not used when the verb is in the future tense. In this case, the particle няма да (nyama da) is used instead. For example:

Bulgarian	Pronunciation	English Translation
Няма да говоря	nyama da govorya	I won't speak
Той няма да е добър	toy nyama da e dobar	He won't be good
Тя няма да е майка ми	tya nyama da e mayka mi	She won't be my mother
Няма да пиша	nyama da pisha	I won't write
Той няма да е момче	toy nyama da e momche	He won't be a boy

It is also possible to use the particle не (ne) with the verb да се (da se) to express a negative command. For example:

Bulgarian	Pronunciation	English Translation
Не говори	ne govori	Don't speak
Не бъди добър	ne bǎdi dobar	Don't be good
Не бъди майка ми	ne bǎdi mayka mi	Don't be my mother
Не пиши	ne pishi	Don't write
Не бъди момче	ne bǎdi momche	Don't be a boy

Finally, it is also possible to use the particle не (ne) with the verb да се (da se) to express a negative request. For example:

Bulgarian	Pronunciation	English Translation
Не моля да говориш	ne molya da govorish	Please don't speak
Не моля да бъдеш добър	ne molya da bǎdesh dobar	Please don't be good
Не моля да бъдеш майка ми	ne molya da bǎdesh mayka mi	Please don't be my mother
Не моля да пишеш	ne molya da pishesh	Please don't write
Не моля да бъдеш момче	ne molya da bǎdesh momche	Please don't be a boy

As you can see, there are several ways to express negation in Bulgarian. It is important to understand how to use them correctly in order to communicate effectively.

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