Learning the Albanian Negation is very essential because its structure is used in every day discussion. The more you use the subject, the nearer you get to perfecting the Albanian language. But initially we need to know what the part of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Albanian.
Albanian negation is the process that changes an positive sentence (I am sad) into negative (I am not sad).Grammar Tips:
In Albanian, negation can be created basically by putting “Jo” before the verb. But sometimes a double negative is needed. “jo (no) and nuk (not)” is the most typical negative form.
For example:
Nuk mund ta shkoj atje (I can’t go there).
Unë nuk dua asgjë nga ti (I don’t want anything from you – so we have Double Negative in this sentence).
The double Negation is also here:
Jo nuk pelqej të shkoj atje! – I don’t like to go there!
Nuk më pëlqen/Nuk e dua. (I don’t like it)
A negative sentence is made by adding the adverb nuk or s’ in front of the verb. There is no any difference between nuk and s’ they both mean NOT in English.
Note:
In Albanian there are 3 methods of negative form and they are:
jo, (no); nuk / s’ (not)
“A” nuk ka ai makinë të re? or sometimes we remove “A”, just we say: Nuk ka ai makinë të re? (He hasn’t a new car) or with s’
Ai s’ka makinë të re. (He hasn’t a new car)
English negation | Albanian negation |
Negation | Mohore |
she is not there |
ajo nuk është atje |
this is not yours |
kjo nuk është e jotje |
I don’t go |
unë nuk shkoj |
he isn’t here | ai nuk është këtu |
List of Negation in Albanian
Down below is a listing of the Negation and negative expressions in Albanian. Trying to remember this table will help you add a very useful and essential words to your Albanian vocabulary.
Also in Albanian if we place the negative adverb NOT in front of a verb but that verb is subjunctive mood then it will be the word “mos” (not)
For example:
Don’t smoke! – Mos pi duhan!
Don’t go there – Mos shko atje.
English negation | Albanian negation |
do not enter | mos hyr |
I don’t speak | unë nuk flas |
he don’t drink |
ai nuk pi |
she doesn’t drive |
ajo nuk vozit |
we don’t write | ne nuk shkruajmë |
they don’t sleep |
ata nuk flejnë |
she doesn’t love | ajo nuk dashuron |