How do you use "Making Negatives" in a sentence?

I do not like it.' / 'I don't like it. She does not work here.' / 'She doesn't work here. They are not coming.' / 'They aren't coming. He cannot swim.' / 'He can't swim.

Making Negatives

Q: What does "Making Negatives" mean?

How to form negative sentences with 'not' Add 'not' after the auxiliary verb (am/is/are, have/has, can, will, etc.). If there is no auxiliary, add 'do/does/did' + 'not'. Contractions are common in spoken English: don't, doesn't, didn't, isn't, aren't, can't, won't.

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Meaning: How to form negative sentences with 'not'

如何用'not'构成否定句

Cómo formar oraciones negativas con 'not'

「not」を使った否定文の作り方

'not'을 사용한 부정문 만드는 법

Add 'not' after the auxiliary verb (am/is/are, have/has, can, will, etc.). If there is no auxiliary, add 'do/does/did' + 'not'. Contractions are common in spoken English: don't, doesn't, didn't, isn't, aren't, can't, won't.

在助动词（am/is/are, have/has, can, will等）后加'not'。如果没有助动词，加'do/does/did' + 'not'。口语中常用缩略形式：don't, doesn't, didn't, isn't, aren't, can't, won't。

Agrega 'not' después del verbo auxiliar (am/is/are, have/has, can, will, etc.). Si no hay auxiliar, agrega 'do/does/did' + 'not'. Las contracciones son comunes en inglés hablado: don't, doesn't, didn't, isn't, aren't, can't, won't.

助動詞（am/is/are, have/has, can, will等）の後に「not」を加えます。助動詞がない場合は「do/does/did」+「not」を加えます。口語では短縮形が一般的：don't, doesn't, didn't, isn't, aren't, can't, won't。

조동사(am/is/are, have/has, can, will 등) 뒤에 'not'을 붙입니다. 조동사가 없으면 'do/does/did' + 'not'을 추가합니다. 축약형은 구어에서 흔히 사용됩니다: don't, doesn't, didn't, isn't, aren't, can't, won't.

Examples

I do not like it.' / 'I don't like it.
我不喜欢它。
No me gusta.
それは好きではありません。
나는 그것을 좋아하지 않습니다.
She does not work here.' / 'She doesn't work here.
她不在这里工作。
Ella no trabaja aquí.
彼女はここで働いていません。
그녀는 여기서 일하지 않습니다.
They are not coming.' / 'They aren't coming.
他们不来了。
Ellos no vienen.
彼らは来ません。
그들은 오지 않습니다.
He cannot swim.' / 'He can't swim.
他不会游泳。
Él no sabe nadar.
彼は泳げません。
그는 수영을 못합니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: spoken, written, everyday

Tone: negative

✓ Do Say

I don't understand.
我不明白。
No entiendo.
分かりません。
이해가 안 됩니다.
She isn't here.
她不在这里。
Ella no está aquí.
彼女はここにいません。
그녀는 여기 없습니다.
We haven't finished.
我们还没完成。
No hemos terminado.
まだ終わっていません。
아직 끝나지 않았습니다.
You shouldn't do that.
你不应该那样做。
No deberías hacer eso.
そうすべきではありません。
그러면 안 됩니다.
He doesn't like it.
He doesn't like it. 他不喜欢。
A él no le gusta.
彼はそれが好きではありません。
그는 그것을 좋아하지 않습니다.
I can't swim.
I can't swim. 我不会游泳。
No sé nadar.
私は泳げません。
나는 수영을 못합니다.
I don't have time.
I don't have time. 我没有时间。
No tengo tiempo.
時間がありません。
시간이 없습니다.

✗ Don't Say

I not understand. (missing auxiliary)
I not understand.（缺少助动词）
I not understand. (falta el auxiliar)
I not understand.（助動詞が必要）
I not understand. (조동사 누락)
He don't like it. (subject-verb agreement)
He don't like it.（主谓一致错误）
He don't like it. (concordancia sujeto-verbo)
He don't like it.（主語動詞の一致）
He don't like it. (주어-동사 일치 오류)
I don't can swim. (modal + not directly)
I don't can swim.（情态动词后直接加not）
I don't can swim. (el modal lleva not directamente)
I don't can swim.（助動詞の後に直接not）
I don't can swim. (조동사 뒤에 직접 not)
I don't have not time. (double negative)
I don't have not time.（双重否定）
I don't have not time. (doble negación)
I don't have not time.（二重否定）
I don't have not time. (이중 부정)

Origin & History

Negation patterns in English grammar

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal