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          | A sentence is negated by putting 
              the word नहीं 
              right before the verbal phrase.  Examples: 
              
                 
                  |  
                      Subject |  
                      Modifiers/Object |  
                      Negation word |  
                      Verb |   
                  |  
                      My name |  
                      Deepa |  
                      not |  
                      is. |   
                  |  
                      मेरा 
                      नाम |  
                      दीपा |  
                      नहीं |  
                      है। |   
                  |  
                      These tomatoes |  
                      cheap |  
                      not |  
                      are. |   
                  |  
                      ये टमाटर |  
                      सस्ते |  
                      नहीं |  
                      हैं। |   
                  |  
                      This |  
                      your squash |  
                      not |  
                      is. |   
                  |  
                      यह |  
                      आपकी 
                      लौकी |  
                      नहीं |  
                      है। |  |    Copyright ©Triangle South Asia Consortium 2002 |