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The Negative Imperative, expressing `do
not do such-and-such', is formed by adding the suffix -È×»
aade or -È×»õ´ -aadenga (polite) to the infinitive (see sec. §
below) of the verb.
- ÂÀÔ×» varaade `don't come'
- ؽԴÔ×»õ´ poohaadenga `please don't go'
- ´Â×Á ½¹Ô×» kavale padaade `don't worry'
- Éõ×´ âÚõ´Ô×»õ´ inge tuungaadenga `please don't sleep here'
Occasionally, the prohibitive î¹Ôâ kuudaadu `one must
not, should not' [the negative of the modals ÁÔ£ laam and
ØÂᣠveenum is used to express the same notion as the negative
imperative:
⤽ î¹Ôâ! tuppa kuudaadu! `Do not spit! '
Harold F. Schiffman
Sat Nov 2 21:16:08 EST 1996