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PA Dutch 101

PA Dutch 101. Video 21: Negation. n et un ken. Negation . In PD there are two words used for negation: net and ken . Sentences are negated in PD just like they are in English: That is expensive. – That is not expensive. I am eating potatoes. – I am not eating any potatoes. . net.

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PA Dutch 101

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  1. PA Dutch 101 Video 21: Negation. net un ken

  2. Negation • In PD there are two words used for negation: net and ken. • Sentences are negated in PD just like they are in English: • That is expensive. – That is not expensive. • I am eating potatoes. – I am not eating any potatoes.

  3. net • Net is normally placed before the word that is being negated: • Sell issdeier. – Sell issnetdeier. • Net can also be placed at the end of the sentence to negate the whole sentence: • Ichkaaf sell. – Ichkaaf sell net. • As a general rule of thumb, net is used when negating verbs.

  4. ken • Ken is placed before nouns to negate them: • IchessGrummbiere. • IchesskenGrummbiere.

  5. Iewing - Practice • Negate the following sentences in PD: • Ichhab en Henkeglaas. • IchhabkenHenkeglaas. • Du hockschtgaern in Cafe. • Du hockschtnetgaern in Cafe. • Der Bob schpieltKaardemitmir. • Der Bob schpieltkenKaardemitmir (net).

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