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Negative verb
A negarive verb is a verb with help of which negative forms of verbs are formed.
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Negative Verb in Various Languages
The negative verb is typical of the Uralic languages.
Finnish
The negative verb is conjugated in moods and person forms in Finnish.
Indicative, conditional, and potential
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | en | emme |
| 2. | et | ette |
| 3. | ei | eivät |
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | - | älkäämme |
| 2. | älä | älkää |
| 3. | älköön | älkööt |
Estonian
The negative verb is conjugated in moods and person forms in Estonian. Anyway, in the indicative, conditional and potetial, there are no different person forms any more.
Indicative, conditional, and modus obliquus
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | ei | ei |
| 2. | ei | ei |
| 3. | ei | ei |
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | - | ärgem |
| 2. | ära | ärge |
| 3. | ärgu | ärgu |
Inari Sami
The negative verb is conjugated in moods and person forms in Inari Sami.
Indicative, conditional, and potential mood
| Person | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | jie´m | eän | ep |
| 2. | jie´h | eppee | eppeđ |
| 3. | ij | eä´vá | eä |
| Person | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | eällum | eäl´loon | eällup |
| 2. | ele | ellee | elleđ |
| 3. | eä´lus | eällus | eällus |
Northern Sami
The negative verb is conjugated in moods and person forms in Northern Sami.
Indicative, conditional, and potential mood
| Person | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | in | ean | eat |
| 2. | it | eahppi | ehpet |
| 3. | ii | eaba | eai |
| Person | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | allon | allu | allot |
| 2. | ale | alli | allet |
| 3. | allos | alloska | alloset |
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