negative verbs
Negative verbs are verbs which indicate that an action did not
happen. Here, the word "negative" means "opposite", as in "to negate"
something. We have seen this before in Negatives / Questions and Negative Commands.
- past/present tense negative verbs
- To form a negative verb, past or present, use infinitive +
வ்+ -இல்லை
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Since all infinitives end in an அ sound, we
automatically know that வ் must be inserted between the
verb and -இல்லை.
- future tense negative verbs
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- For nouns besides அது and அவை,
the negative is infinitive + மட்ட் + verb suffix
- For அது and அவை, replace the
final -அ from the infinitive with -ஆது
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Ex:
- நான் ஆளை கெடுதலாக பேச விடமாட்டேன் = "I will not let
the guy talk badly"
- அந்த சிறப்பான கிணற்றில் தண்ணீர் தீராது = "In that
special well, water will not run out"