Negatives Flashcards by christine collins | Brainscape

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How are negatives used in English?

A

Words like no, nothing and never show a negative

I am not very pleased, Dan never rang me

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How are negatives used in German?

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You usually add nicht, nie etc next to the word or phrase refered to

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I don’t want to come

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Ich will nicht gehen

nicht = not

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They didn’t do it

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Sie haben es nicht getan

nicht = not

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I don’t want to go

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Ich will nicht mitgehen

nicht = not

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Nothing ever happens here!

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Hier passiert nie etwas!

nie = never

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She never goes to the seaside.

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Sie fährt nie mit ans Meer.

nie = never

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They had never been happier

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Nie waren sie glücklicher gewesen

nie = never

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No, I have no time

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Nein, ich habe keine Zeit

nein = no

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She has nothing to do with it

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Sie hat nichts damit zu tun

nein = no

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She doesn’t go there anymore

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Sie geht nicht mehr hin

nicht mehr = no longer

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Are there no cookies?

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Gibt es keine Plätzchen?

kein = none

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None of my friends wanted to come.

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Keiner meine Freunde wollte kommen.

kein = none

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Where is the milk? There is none left

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Wo ist die Milch? Es ist keine mehr da

kein = none

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Not a single student had done the work

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Kein einziger Student hatte die Arbeit gemacht

kein = none

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There was no one in the office

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Es war niemand im Büro

niemand = no one

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There is no swimming pool anywhere here.

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Hier gibt’s nirgendwo ein Schwimmbad

nirgendwo = nowhere

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Nowhere else are there such beautiful flowers

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Nirgends sonst gibt es so schöne Blumen

nirgends = nowhere

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Carrots or peas? Neither, thank you.

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Karotten oder Erbsen? Weder noch, danke.

weder …. noch = neither … nor

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Neither Sabine nor Oliver come to the party

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Weder Sabine noch Oliver kommen zur Party

weder …. noch = neither … nor

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He has never been to Spain. - She neither!

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Er war noch nie in Spanien. - Sie auch nicht!

… auch nicht = neither have I ….

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Aren’t you coming? - Yes, I’m coming with you

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Du kommst nicht mit? - Doch, ich komme mit

doch is used to contradict ja

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That’s not true, yes!

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Das ist nicht wahr, doch!

doch is used to contradict ja

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It wasn’t Susi, but her brother

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Nicht Susi, sondern ihr Bruder war es

nicht …. sondern = not …. but