Negative paradigms

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In present tense, with no object marking:

Negation- proximal tense:
Gloss Sereer Gloss Sereer
1SG I don't see ga'iim 1PL We don't see i nga'ee(r)
2SG You don't see ga'iro' 2PL Ya'll don't see nu nga'ee(r)
3SG S/he doesn't see ga'ee(r) 3PL They don't see nga'ee(r)

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


Subordinated Negatives