Lesson 14
Negation
'uwu te'
| 'uwu | '‘no, not’' | |
| 'uwu te' | '‘none’, ‘there isn’t any’' | |
| 'uwu te' stem | '‘nothing’' |
| (1) | 'uwu te' ti. | ‘There isn’t any tea.’ | |
| (2) | 'uwe 'u te' shoukwu? | ‘Isn’t there any sugar?’ | |
| (3) | 'uwu te' nu telu. | ‘I don’t have any money.’ | |
| (4) | 'uwe 'u te' 'un' sqwumey'? | ‘Don’t you have a dog?’ | |
| (5) | 'uwu te' snuhwulhtst. | ‘We don’t have a car.’ | |
| (6) | 'uwe 'u te' 'un' pulipu'ulup? | ‘Don’t you (pl) have your papers?’ | |
| (7) | 'uwu te' me'mun'us. | ‘He doesn't have any children.’ | |
| (8) | 'uwu te' shtatul'stuhws. | ‘He didn’t know.’ | |
| (9) | 'uwu te' stem nu s'ulhtun. | ‘There’s nothing for me to eat.’ | |
| (10) | 'uwu te' stem nu sla'thut. | ‘There’s nothing for me to do.’ | |
| (11) | 'uwu te' tse' stem sla'thuttst. | ‘There will be nothing for us to do.’ | |
| (12) | 'uwu te' stem 'iluquteen'. | ‘There’s nothing for me to buy.’ | |
| (13) | 'uwe 'u te' stem hakwushuhw? | ‘Is there nothing for you to wear?’ | |
| (14) | 'uwu te' stem machusth. | ‘They didn’t have any matches.’ | |
| (15) | 'uwu te' stem kwun'e'tus s'ulhtuns. | ‘They didn’t carry any food with them.’ | |
| (16) | 'i tsun 'uw' tsti. | ‘I have tea.’ | |
| (17) | 'i tsun 'uw' tstelu. | ‘I have money.’ | |
| (18) | 'i tst 'uw' tsnuhwulh. | ‘We have a car.’ |
| Q1. | 'ii ch 'uw' tskupou? | ‘Do you have a coat?’ | |
| A1. | 'uwu te' nu kupou. | ‘I don’t have a coat.’ | |
| Q2. | 'ii tseep 'uw' tstelu? | ‘Do you (pl) have any money?’ | |
| A2. | 'uwu te' telutst. | ‘We don’t have any money.’ | |
| Q3. | 'ii 'uw' tsqewth? | ‘Does she have any potatoes?’ | |
| A3. | 'uwu te' sqewths. | ‘She doesn't have any potatoes.’ | |
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