lesson 14 · grammar + 6 cards

saying no · nikalnica

negation — ne and its family

To disagree, refuse, or say you don't have something, you need negation. Slovene mostly just puts ne in front of the verb — but a few verbs fuse with it (nisem, nimam). Slot each negative into place, then drill. About six minutes.

⏱️ ≈6 min🔥 warm-up → 🎯 grammar → 📝 practice → ⚡ quick → 🃏 cards

warm-up

· ogrevanje — the 10-second version

ne before the verb — but biti and imeti fuse

grammar

· learn the rule

🚫

saying no

· nikalnica

ne before the verb — but biti and imeti fuse

Most negation is simple: put ne before the verb — ne govorim (I don't speak). But two everyday verbs fuse with it: biti → nisem (I am not), imeti → nimam (I don't have), and 'there isn't' is ni. Unlike English, Slovene happily stacks negatives: nikoli ne jem (lit. 'never not eat') = I never eat. Useful negatives: nič (nothing), nikoli (never).

ne govorimI don't speakne + verb

nisem domaI'm not homebiti fuses → nisem

nimam časaI have no timeimeti fuses → nimam

practice

· make it negative0 ✓

❌Jaz ___ govorim slovensko. 💡 ne

I don't speak Slovenian.

✓ ne — ne + verb = simple negation

🙅___ doma. 💡 nisem

I'm not home.

✓ nisem — biti → nisem (I am not)

🪙___ denarja. 💡 nimam

I have no money.

✓ nimam — imeti → nimam (I don't have)

🕳️Tukaj ___ nikogar. 💡 ni

There's no one here.

✓ ni — ni = there isn't / isn't

0️⃣Ne vidim ___. 💡 nič

I see nothing.

✓ nič — nič = nothing

🔁___ ne jem mesa. 💡 nikoli

I never eat meat.

✓ nikoli — nikoli = never (note the double negative)

quick practice

· fast recall0 ✓

fast recall — tap the match.

❌not / no → ? 💡 ne

✓ ne — ne + verb = simple negation

🙅I am not → ? 💡 nisem

✓ nisem — biti → nisem (I am not)

🪙I don't have → ? 💡 nimam

✓ nimam — imeti → nimam (I don't have)

🕳️isn't / there isn't → ? 💡 ni

✓ ni — ni = there isn't / isn't

0️⃣nothing → ? 💡 nič

✓ nič — nič = nothing

🔁never → ? 💡 nikoli

✓ nikoli — nikoli = never (note the double negative)

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picture words

· see it, type it in Slovene

type the Slovene word for each picture — accents optional

❌ not / no

🙅 I am not

🪙 I don't have

🕳️ isn't / there isn't

0️⃣ nothing

🔁 never

🎴

memory match

· pair Slovene with English0 pairs

tap two cards to find a matching pair — clear the board

cards

· drill the words

tap a card to flip · 6 cards

❌

neh

not / no

🙅

nisem

NEE-sem

I am not

🪙

nimam

NEE-mahm

I don't have

🕳️

nee

isn't / there isn't

0️⃣

nič

neech

nothing

🔁

nikoli

nee-KOH-lee

never

lesson complete! 🎉

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