The following paradigms show predicate negation for various tenses, as well as 3sg object marking:
Negation- past tense:
| Gloss |
Sereer |
Gloss |
Sereer
|
| 1sg- 'I didn't see him' |
ga' 'inum |
1pl- 'we didn't see him' |
inga' 'iraan
|
| 2sg- 'you didn't see him' |
ga' 'ino' |
2pl- 'you all didn't see him' |
nunga' 'iraan
|
| 3sg- 'he didn't see her' |
ga' 'iraan |
3pl- 'they didn't see him' |
nga' 'iraan
|
Negation- proximal tense:
| Gloss |
Sereer |
Gloss |
Sereer
|
| 1sg- 'I don't see him' |
ga'eenum |
1pl- 'we don't see him' |
inga'iraan
|
| 2sg- 'you don't see him' |
ga'ino' |
2pl- 'you all don't see him' |
nunga'iraan
|
| 3sg- 'he doesn't see her' |
ga'iraan |
3pl- 'they don't see him' |
nga'iraan
|
Negation- future tense:
| Gloss |
Sereer |
Gloss |
Sereer
|
| 1sg- 'I won't see him' |
ga'kinum |
1pl- 'we won't see him' |
inga'kiraan
|
| 2sg- 'you won't see him' |
ga'kino' |
2pl- 'you all won't see him' |
nunga'kiraan
|
| 3sg- 'he won't see her' |
ga'kiraan |
3pl- 'they won't see him' |
nga'kiraan
|
