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Negation & Questions
Negative sentences and forming questions
не
not
ne
Negation particle placed before the verb
Я не читаю
I do not read
ya ne chytayu
Single negation: не before the verb
ні
no
ni
The word 'no' as an answer
так
yes
tak
The word 'yes'
нічого
nothing
nichoho
Negative pronoun; requires не on the verb too (double negation)
ніхто
nobody
nikhto
Negative pronoun; Ukrainian uses obligatory double negation
Чи ти студент?
Are you a student?
chy ty student?
Чи introduces a yes/no question
Де?
Where?
de?
Question word for place
Коли?
When?
koly?
Question word for time
Чому?
Why?
chomu?
Question word for reason
