Negation
Negation is formed by the prefix ne-. In the future tense and the passive voice it is added to the auxiliary verb být (to be).
- nedělat - not to do
- nedělám - I do not do
- nedělej! do not do!
- nedělal jsem - I did not do
- nebudu dělat - I will not do
- nedělal bych - I would not do
- byl bych neudělal or nebyl bych udělal - I would not have done
- není děláno - it is not done
Unlike English, more negative words can be in a Czech sentence:
- Nic nemám. - I have nothing. (literally I do not have nothing.)
- Nikdy to nikomu neříkej. - Never say it to anybody. (literally Do not never say it to nobody.)
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