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22 Jun 2021
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When do i put “nicht” after “verb” or “modal verb”and when do i put nicht at final sentence? :’>
When do i put “nicht” after “verb” or “modal verb”and when do i put nicht at final sentence? :’>
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Can you write down an example with "nicht" after "verb / modal verb"? And also an example with "nicht" at final sentence. We'll see if there's a mistake.
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- Vietnamese
Ich kann nicht Garnelen essen
Ich kenne sie nicht
That right ????
Ich kenne sie nicht
That right ????
- German
Ich kann Garnelen nicht essen > that's the correct order
"nicht" refers to "essen", not to "kann".
Ich kenne sie nicht - correct
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- Vietnamese
Oh i understand, how can i know when use Dativ or Akk
- Vietnamese
And how about if i say ich kann keine Garnelen essen, that correct???
- German
"Ich kann keine Garnelen essen" is right
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- German
"Nicht" normaly comes before the word we want to negate. Example:
"Nicht" comes before the adverb/adjective that is to be negated:
adverb
> Ich wandere [gern].
> Ich wandere [nicht gern].
adjective
> „Ich bin [schlau].“
> Ich bin [nicht schlau.]
If there is a preposition, we put "Nicht" before the preposition.
> „Ich komme ['zu' deiner Party]“
> „Ich komme [nicht 'zu' deiner Party]“
> „Ich gehe ['auf' dem Weg]“
> „Ich gehe [nicht 'auf' dem Weg]“
"Nicht" is only at the end of the sentence if we negate the main verb (second position) of the sentence. So, when the conjugated main verb is negated, it means that the whole sentence is negated.
> „Ich 'kaufe' das Auto nicht.“
> „Ich 'gehe' den Weg nicht“
If an auxiliary verb or a modal verb is used in addition to the main verb, "nicht" gets back before the main verb.
> „Ich 'möchte' das Auto [nicht kaufen].“
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