{"id":153,"date":"2009-10-14T08:34:56","date_gmt":"2009-10-14T12:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=153"},"modified":"2009-10-14T08:34:56","modified_gmt":"2009-10-14T12:34:56","slug":"negation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/negation\/","title":{"rendered":"Negation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The time is ripe to talk about negation, although many of you have probably caught on to the methods of negation p\u00e5 norsk-<\/strong>that is-how to deny that something is true.\u00a0 There are several different words to use, the most common of course is ikke<\/strong>, which means ‘not.’\u00a0\u00a0 One can also use knapt <\/strong>(hardly) and alldri <\/strong>(never).\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are a few regler <\/strong>(rules) that we should look at before I start just rattling off examples of how to use these negation words in sentences.\u00a0 Usually, the negation word falls after the verb in the sentence (and if there are two verbs, i.e. a modal verb and an active verb, it would fall between them).\u00a0 Man b\u00f8r\u00a0ikke<\/strong> reise til Minnesota (notice ikke <\/strong>comes after the modal verb ‘should,’ b\u00f8r)<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If there are several adverbial phrases in the sentence, the negation word comes in the final position before the end, which in the following case, is a prepositional phrase.\u00a0 For example, Du kommer\u00a0nesten aldri i tide <\/strong>(You almost never come on time).\u00a0<\/p>\n

The negation word can come at the beginning of the sentence as well, however, ikke <\/strong>and knapt <\/strong>must be part of a clause that modifies another phrase. \u00a0For example, Ikke en bil<\/span> var der<\/strong> (Not one car was there) or Knapt\u00a0fem \u00e5r<\/span> har g\u00e5tt forbi siden han d\u00f8de <\/strong>(Barely five years have gone by since he died).\u00a0 Aldri <\/strong>can stand alone at the beginning of a sentence, without being part of a clause that modifies another phrase- Aldri har jeg gjort noe s\u00e5 skremmende <\/strong>(Never have I done something so scary).<\/p>\n

Since ikke <\/strong>is the most common negation word used, let’s concentrate on ikke.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the word ‘if’ is used, for example ‘If the computer doesn’t work…’ ikke <\/strong>is placed before the verb, Hvis datamaksinen ikke fungerer…<\/strong><\/p>\n

One can say hvis ikke… <\/strong>if not…<\/p>\n

Another common phrase is ikke sant?\u00a0 <\/strong>which means basically ‘isn’t that right?’<\/p>\n

Jeg vil ikke<\/span> jobbe i dag, men jeg m\u00e5 hvis jeg vil tjene penger, ikke sant?<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 I don’t want to work today, but I must if I want to earn money, right?<\/p>\n

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The time is ripe to talk about negation, although many of you have probably caught on to the methods of negation p\u00e5 norsk-that is-how to deny that something is true.\u00a0 There are several different words to use, the most common of course is ikke, which means ‘not.’\u00a0\u00a0 One can also use knapt (hardly) and alldri…<\/p>\n

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