Remember: If in the affirmative phrase, there is an indefinite
article before the direct object the negative phrase
is formed with
.
If there is no article in the affirmative phrase, the
negative phrase is formed with
as well if there is no article and no other word between
the verb and the object.
Note! |
I buy the
book. |
Ich kaufe
das Buch. |
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I don't buy the book. |
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He drinks coffee. |
Er trinkt einen Kaffee. |
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He doesn't drink coffee. |
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He drinks milk. |
Er trinkt Milch. |
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He doesn't drink milk. |
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He drinks a lot of milk. |
Er trinkt viel Milch. |
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He doesn't drink a lot
of milk. |
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We buy a car. |
Wir kaufen das Auto. |
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We don't buy a car. |
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We see him. |
Wir sehen ihn. |
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We don't see him. |
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We see a man. |
Wir sehen einen Mann. |
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We don't see a man. |
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They listen to music. |
Sie hören Musik. |
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They don't listen to
music. |
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They hear him. |
Sie hören ihn. |
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They don't hear him. |
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They give him money. |
Sie geben ihm Geld. |
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They don't give him money. |
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They give him the money. |
Sie geben ihm das Geld. |
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They don't give him the
money. |
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He works. |
Er arbeitet. |
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He doesn't work. |
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He works a lot. |
Er arbeitet viel. |
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He doesn't work a lot. |
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He reads many books. |
Er liest viele Bücher. |
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He doesn't read many
books. |
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I read other books. |
Ich lese andere Bücher. |
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I don't read other books. |
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He has the information. |
Er hat die Informationen. |
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He doesn't have the information. |
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He smokes only cigars. |
Er raucht nur Zigarren. |
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He does not only smoke
cigars. |
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He drinks a lot. |
Er trinkt viel. |
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He doesn't drink a lot. |
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Sometimes he reads a
book. |
Manchmal liest er ein
Buch. |
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Sometimes he doesn't
read a book. |
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They give a house to
us. |
Sie schenken uns ein
Haus. |
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They don't give a house
to us. |
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