Negation
There are three negation words: hindî, walâ, and huwág.
Hindî negates verbs and equations. It is sometimes shortened to dî.
Hindî akó magtatrabaho bukas.
"I will not work tomorrow."
Hindî mayaman ang babae.
"The woman is not rich."
Walâ is the opposite of may and mayroón.
Walâ akóng pera.
Waláng pera akó.
"I do not have money."
Waláng aklat sa loób ng bahay niyá.
"There are no books in his house."
Huwág is used in expressing negative commands. It can be used for the infinitive and the future aspect.
Huwág kang umiyák.
"Don't cry."
Huwág kayóng tatakbó rito.
"Don't run here."
There are two (or more) special negative forms for common verbs:
Gustó/Ibig/Nais ko nang kumain. "I would like to eat now." (Positive)
Ayaw ko pang kumain. "I don't like to eat yet." (Negative)
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