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Negations in the Arabic language
غير
Negation the adjectives
- غير صحيح = NOT true.
- غير ممكن = NOT possible.
- غير مسموح = NOT permitted.
- غير موجود = NOT found.
Negation the pronoun
- غير ذلك = Other than that; something else.
- غير هذا = but this.
PS: (غير) can be used to compound an adverbs:
- غير أن = nevertheless; but; however.
لا
A. Negation the verbs only in present tense:
- لا أذهب = I do NOT go.
- لا تذهب = Do NOT go (you).
- لا يستطيع = He can NOT.
- لا أملك وقت = I do NOT have time.
Negation the nominal sentences
- لا أحد هنا = NO one / Nobody here.
- لا وجود = No existence.
- لا شيئ = Nothing.
Negation the pronouns
لا هذا ولا ذاك = NOT this, NOR that.
لم
Negation only the verbs in past tense (the verb after لم should be in present tense).
- لم يذهب = He did NOT go.
- لم أستطع = I could NOT.
- لم يعملوا =They did NOT work.
- لم نكن هناك = We have NOT been there.
ما
Negation the verbs in past tense
(like لم, and the verb also in past tense)
- ما ذهب = He did NOT go.
Negation the verbs in present tense
(like لا, and the verb also in present tense).
ما أثق إلا في شخص واحد = I do NOT trust only one person.
PS: (ما) can be used like WHAT :
- ما هذا؟ = WHAT is this?.
- ما رأيك؟ = WHAT's your opinion?.
- كل ما تستطيع فعله = All WHAT you can do.
- هذا ما أملك = This is WHAT I have.
I will add another necessary negation tools that is لن :
لن
Negation only the verbs in future tense.(the verb after لن should be in present tense).
- لن يأت = He WILL NOT come
- لن أفشل هذه المرة = I WILL NOT fail this time.
REMEMBER: that was just the famous negation tools in arabic, and the common usage of it, beside there are other tools. You can take this as a start point.