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Revision as of 22:51, 25 February 2023
Hi Sinhala learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn about negation in Sinhala. Negation is the process of making a statement negative. It is an important part of the Sinhala language and can be used to express a variety of meanings.
Negation is formed by adding the particle නැත (nētha) to the end of a sentence. This particle is used to negate a statement or question. For example:
| Sinhala | Pronunciation | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| මම කියන්නේ නැත | mama kiyannē nētha | I don't know |
| ඔයා දිනයක් නැත | ōyā dinayak nētha | He doesn't have a date |
| ඔයා කියන්නේ නැත | ōyā kiyannē nētha | He doesn't know |
| ඔයා ආරම්භ කරන්නේ නැත | ōyā āramh karannē nētha | He isn't ready |
The particle නැත (nētha) can also be used to form negative questions. For example:
| Sinhala | Pronunciation | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ඔයා කියන්නේ නැතද? | ōyā kiyannē nēthadē? | Doesn't he know? |
| ඔයා ආරම්භ කරන්නේ නැතද? | ōyā āramh karannē nēthadē? | Isn't he ready? |
| ඔයා දිනයක් නැතද? | ōyā dinayak nēthadē? | Doesn't he have a date? |
| මම කියන්නේ නැතද? | mama kiyannē nēthadē? | Don't I know? |
It is important to note that the particle නැත (nētha) is not used when forming negative sentences with verbs that already contain a negative meaning. For example:
| Sinhala | Pronunciation | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| මම නොකියෙන්නේ | mama nōkiyennē | I don't understand |
| ඔයා නොආරම්භ කරන්නේ | ōyā nōāramh karannē | He isn't ready |
| ඔයා නොදිනයක් තිබේ | ōyā nōdinayak thibē | He doesn't have a date |
| ඔයා නොකියෙන්නේ | ōyā nōkiyennē | He doesn't know |
It is also important to note that the particle නැත (nētha) is not used when forming negative sentences with adjectives. For example:
| Sinhala | Pronunciation | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| මම ප්රසාදයෙන් නැත | mama prasādayen nētha | I'm not happy |
| ඔයා ප්රසාදයෙන් නැත | ōyā prasādayen nētha | He's not happy |
| ඔයා ප්රධානයෙන් නැත | ōyā prarānayen nētha | He's not strong |
| මම ප්රධානයෙන් නැත | mama prarānayen nētha | I'm not strong |
To improve your Sinhala Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!
That's it for this lesson on negation in Sinhala. We hope you found it useful!
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