Negation

      II: Intransitive verbs with inanimate subjects

      Épéva'e. It's good.
      Ésáapéva'éhane. It's not good.

      Étonéto. It's cold.
      Ésáatonétôhane. It's not cold.

      Éhó'ta. It's here / there.
      Ésáaho'táhane. It's not here / there.

      AI: Instransitive verbs with animate subjects

      Énaóotse. He is sleeping.
      Ésáanaóotséhe. He is not sleeping.

      Énéméne. He is singing.
      Ésáanémenéhe. He is not singing.

      Éáahtomóne. He is listening.
      Ésáa'áahtomónéhe. He's not listening.

      TI: Transitive verbs with inanimate objects

      Évóóhta. He saw it.
      Ésáavóohtóhe. He did not see it.

      Éhéne'ëna. He knows it.
      Ésáahéne'enóhe. He does not know it.

      Émanëstse. He made it.
      Ésáamanêstséhe. He did not make it.

      TA: Transitive verbs with animate objects

      Návóómo. I saw him.
      Násáavóomóhe. I did not see him.

      Éméhoto. He loves him.
      Ésáaméhotôheho. He does not love him.

      Nénéstovâtse. I heard you.
      Nésáanéstovatséhe. I did not hear you.


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