Negation Arabic ESL

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Negation (ne - ga - tion)

Negation occurs by placing "not" after the conjugated verb in a sentence.
In English we never use a double negative. (doesn't want nothing)

Simple Negation - "not"
	English
وقالت انها ليست فى المدرسة اليوم.	She is not at school today.
نحن لا نريد لشراء منزل.	We do not want to purchase the house.
جون لم الاجابه على سؤالي.	John has not answered my question.

Negation in the form of a question.
	English	Contraction
إنك لا يمكن أن تذهب؟	Can you not go?	Can't you go?
كيف أنها لا يمكن ان تذهب؟	How could she not go?	How couldn't she go?
جون سوف لا جواب سؤالي؟	Will John not answer my question?	John won't answer my question?

Negation (special forms)
	English
لا شخص واحد تكثيف الامام.	No one person stepped forward.
لا شيء تكثيف الامام.	None stepped forward.
وقالت انها انتهت بلا شيء.	She ended up with nothing.
وكان هناك في أي مكان لتذهب اليه.	There was nowhere for him to go.
انا لن اذهب معكم.	I'll never go with you.
وقالت انها تود لم يستطع أي منهما.	She liked neither of them.