Negative Sentences - Present tense in Marathi

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 “नाही “(nAhI) is the word used for negation in Marathi.

Simple present tense

The sentence structure is
Subjective/Doer    verb+(t)    नाही (nAhI)/नाहीस(nAhIs)/नाहीत nAhIt

Selection of नाही/“नाहीस /“नाहीत depends on pronoun. Below table list

Pronoun in English
Pronoun in Marathi
Form of
नाही “ (nAhI)/
I
मी



नाही “ (nAhI)/

we
आम्ही
we ( listenr including)
आपण
You (plural)
तुम्ही
He / That (male)
तो
She /That (female)
ती
It /That (neuter)
ते
This(Male)
हा
This(Female)
ही
This(neuter)
हे
You (singular)
तू
नाहीस (nAhIs)
They (Plural of He) /Those (m.)
ते

नाहीत
(nAhIt )

They (Plural of She) /Those(f.)
त्या
They (Plural of it) /Those (n.)
ती
These (male)
हे
These (female)
ह्या
These (neuter)
ही

Examples :- 

I do not speak                     मी बोलत नाही  (mI bolat nAhI )
He does not walk                  तो चालत नाही (to chAlat nAhI )
You do not eat                      तू खात नाहीस (tU khAt nAhIs)
They do not dance                 ते नाचत नाहीत  (te nAchat nAhIt) 


Present Continuous Tense
Negative Sentence structure is :-
Subjective/Doer     verb+ (t) नाही “(nAhI) form of असणे(“asaNe”)
मी                                बोलत              नाही                      आहे

Examples :-
I am speaking                        I am not speaking
मी बोलत आहे(mI bolat Ahe)       --> मी बोलत नाही आहे(mI bolat nAhI Ahe)

He is walking.              -->   He is not walking
तो चालतो आहे(to chAlato Ahe)       -->  तो चालत नाही आहे(to chAlat nAhI Ahe)

She is speaking.          -->  She is not speaking.                                    
ती बोलते आहे(tI bolate Ahe)         -->  ती बोलत नाही आहे(tI bolat nAhI Ahe)        

It is moving.                  -->       It is not not moving.                 
ते हलते(te halate)           -->  ते हलत नाही आहे(te halat nAhI Ahe)            

They are dancing.         -->       They are not dancing.               
ते/त्या/ती नाचत आहेत          --> ते/त्या/ती नाचत नाही आहेत  
(te/tyA/tI nAchat Ahet)        (te/tyA/tI nAchat nAhI Ahet)

You are dancing.         -->        You are not dancing.                
तू नाचत आहेस(tU nAchat Ahes)   -->  तू नाचत नाही आहेस(tU nAchat nAhI Ahes) 

  
Present Perfect Tense
You know how to create positive sentences in Present Perfect Tense.
To make it negative, just add “नाही “(nAhI) before the form of असणे(“asaNe”)

e.g.
I have opened box  --> I have not opened box 
मी खोका उघडला आहे               --> मी खोका उघडला नाही आहे
(mI khokA ughaDalA Ahe)         (mI khokA ughaDalA nAhI Ahe)

I have spoken --> I have not spoken
मी बोललो आहे(mI bolalo Ahe)  --> मी बोललो नाही आहे(mI bolalo nAhI Ahe)

He has eaten Mango            --> He has not eaten mango
त्याने आंबा खाल्ला आहे               -->  त्याने आंबा खाल्ला नाही आहे
(tyAne AMbA khAllA Ahe)            (tyAne AMbA khAllA nAhI Ahe) 

Listen examples in this lesson at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJHucvjNss




Exercise: Try creating sentences with different verbs using above rules. Crosscheck them by creating same by “verb forms” feature on http://learnmarathiwithkaushik.com/

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Comments

  1. Just a question, Sir,
    what is naako?
    like i ve heard: tu jasta bore naako karo
    what is the rule for "naako"?
    waiting for your reply...

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    1. refer this post
      http://kaushiklele-learnmarathi.blogspot.in/2012/05/commands-imperative-statements.html

      The word "nakos" when speaking can be said as "nako"

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    2. Hi Aayush, you have been following this blog quite seriously. I appreciate your efforts. Would you mind sending me mail on learnmarathifast@gmail.com
      i generally send info about upates to "students" of this blog

      Thanks,
      Kaushik

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  2. Hi sir I am khan from vidharba mahrashtra.. I know Urdu.Hindi.Arabic.English. Malla thodi phar marathi bolto pand mala marathi vyakran chi mahiti nhi aani marathi bolnyachi practice nhi aahe tyaa sathi me kaye kra ha sanga mala mee kasha marathi changi shikat

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    1. Hi Shayan,
      Yes I will help you. Can you please drop me a mail on LearnMarathiFast@gmail.com so that we can interact better and in details.

      Thanks,
      Waiting for your mail,
      Kaushik

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  3. Please tell me difference between simple present tense negative & continue present tense negative

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    1. There are separate lesson for each tense. Refer website version http://learnmarathiwithkaushik.com/marathi-from-english/
      You will get list of lessons.

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