Tagalog Hindi’
not, n’t
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Hindi’ Belgian si Mark. |
Mark isn’t Belgian. |
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Hindi’ mayaman si Mark. |
Mark isn’t rich. |
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Hindi’ nagluto’ si Mark. |
Mark didn’t cook. |
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Hindi’ nagluluto’ si Mark. |
Mark doesn’t cook. |
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Hindi’ magluluto’ si Mark. |
Mark won’t cook. |
Hindi’ may also be followed by the basic form of verbs expressing ability, i.e. certain ma- (p. 118), maka-, makapag-, makapang- (p. 144) and mapa- (p. 157) verbs.
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Hindi’ nakakalakad si John. Hindi’ makalakad si John. |
John can’t walk. |
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Nakakalakad si John. |
John can walk. |
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