Negative sentences in Slovenian grammar are simple to construct, generally consisting of a subject, a negation word ‘ne’, and a verb. The negation word ‘ne’ comes right before the verb. For example, “Jaz ne jem” translates to “I do not eat”. This is the standard structure for the present tense. It gets slightly more complex with other tenses, but the principle remains the same. The negation is a very important topic to master for there to be a well-rounded understanding of Slovenian grammar.
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the negation word ‘ne’
1. “*Ne* grem v kino.” (not)
2. “On *ne* želi jesti.” (does)
3. “Mi *ne* maramo plesati.” (do)
4. “Ti *ne* veš odgovora.” (do)
5. “Maria *ne* ima psa.” (does)
6. “Peter *ne* je zajtrkoval.” (has)
7. “*Ne* smo šli na morje.” (not)
8. “Vi *ne* berete knjige.” (do)
9. “Ana *ne* spi.” (is)
10. “Oni *ne* poznajo te pesmi.” (do)
11. “Mama *ne* kuha kosilo.” (is)
12. “Janez *ne* dela domače naloge.” (is)
13. “*Ne* pridem pravočasno.” (will)
14. “Ta avto *ne* je moj.” (is)
15. “Pes *ne* laja.” (does)
2. “On *ne* želi jesti.” (does)
3. “Mi *ne* maramo plesati.” (do)
4. “Ti *ne* veš odgovora.” (do)
5. “Maria *ne* ima psa.” (does)
6. “Peter *ne* je zajtrkoval.” (has)
7. “*Ne* smo šli na morje.” (not)
8. “Vi *ne* berete knjige.” (do)
9. “Ana *ne* spi.” (is)
10. “Oni *ne* poznajo te pesmi.” (do)
11. “Mama *ne* kuha kosilo.” (is)
12. “Janez *ne* dela domače naloge.” (is)
13. “*Ne* pridem pravočasno.” (will)
14. “Ta avto *ne* je moj.” (is)
15. “Pes *ne* laja.” (does)
Exercise 2: Make these sentences negative
1. “Jaz grem v šolo.” – “*Ne* grem v šolo.” (do)
2. “On ima sestro.” – “On *ne* ima sestro.” (has)
3. “Ti bereš knjige.” – “Ti *ne* bereš knjige.” (do)
4. “Mi živimo v Ljubljani.” – “Mi *ne* živimo v Ljubljani.” (do)
5. “Ona je v Parizu.” – “Ona *ne* je v Parizu.” (is)
6. “Peter hodi v telovadnico.” – “Peter *ne* hodi v telovadnico.” (does)
7. “Marjan je prijazen.” – “Marjan *ne* je prijazen.” (is)
8. “Vi kuhate dobro.” – “Vi *ne* kuhate dobro.” (do)
9. “Jaz pojem pesem.” – “Jaz *ne* pojem pesem.” (do)
10. “Oni plešejo ples.” – “Oni *ne* plešejo ples.” (do)
11. “Otroci igrajo nogomet.” – “Otroci *ne* igrajo nogomet.” (do)
12. “Sara kuha kosilo.” – “Sara *ne* kuha kosilo.” (does)
13. “Mama je doma.” – “Mama *ne* je doma.” (is)
14. “Robert je moj prijatelj.” – “Robert *ne* je moj prijatelj.” (is)
15. “Pes je moj.” – “Pes *ne* je moj.” (is)
2. “On ima sestro.” – “On *ne* ima sestro.” (has)
3. “Ti bereš knjige.” – “Ti *ne* bereš knjige.” (do)
4. “Mi živimo v Ljubljani.” – “Mi *ne* živimo v Ljubljani.” (do)
5. “Ona je v Parizu.” – “Ona *ne* je v Parizu.” (is)
6. “Peter hodi v telovadnico.” – “Peter *ne* hodi v telovadnico.” (does)
7. “Marjan je prijazen.” – “Marjan *ne* je prijazen.” (is)
8. “Vi kuhate dobro.” – “Vi *ne* kuhate dobro.” (do)
9. “Jaz pojem pesem.” – “Jaz *ne* pojem pesem.” (do)
10. “Oni plešejo ples.” – “Oni *ne* plešejo ples.” (do)
11. “Otroci igrajo nogomet.” – “Otroci *ne* igrajo nogomet.” (do)
12. “Sara kuha kosilo.” – “Sara *ne* kuha kosilo.” (does)
13. “Mama je doma.” – “Mama *ne* je doma.” (is)
14. “Robert je moj prijatelj.” – “Robert *ne* je moj prijatelj.” (is)
15. “Pes je moj.” – “Pes *ne* je moj.” (is)
