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In present tense, with no object marking:
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! Gloss !! Sereer !! Gloss !! Sereer
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| 1SG I don't see || ga'iim || 1PL We don't see || i nga'ee(r)
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| 2SG You don't see || ga'iro' || 2PL Ya'll don't see || nu nga'ee(r)
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| 3SG S/he doesn't see || ga'ee(r) || 3PL They don't see || nga'ee(r)
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The following paradigms show predicate negation for various tenses, as well as 3sg object marking:
 
The following paradigms show predicate negation for various tenses, as well as 3sg object marking:
   
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|+ Negation- past tense:
 
|+ Negation- past tense:
 
! Gloss !! Sereer !! Gloss !! Sereer
 
! Gloss !! Sereer !! Gloss !! Sereer
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| 3sg- 'he didn't see her' || ga' 'iraan || 3pl- 'they didn't see him' || nga' 'iraan
 
| 3sg- 'he didn't see her' || ga' 'iraan || 3pl- 'they didn't see him' || nga' 'iraan
 
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{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="4" style="border: 1px solid black;"
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:{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="4" style="border: 1px solid black;"
 
|+ Negation- proximal tense:
 
|+ Negation- proximal tense:
 
! Gloss !! Sereer !! Gloss !! Sereer
 
! Gloss !! Sereer !! Gloss !! Sereer
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| 3sg- 'he doesn't see her' || ga'iraan || 3pl- 'they don't see him' || nga'iraan
 
| 3sg- 'he doesn't see her' || ga'iraan || 3pl- 'they don't see him' || nga'iraan
 
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{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="4" style="border: 1px solid black;"
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:{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="4" style="border: 1px solid black;"
 
|+ Negation- future tense:
 
|+ Negation- future tense:
 
! Gloss !! Sereer !! Gloss !! Sereer
 
! Gloss !! Sereer !! Gloss !! Sereer
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==Matrix-Clause Negatives==
 
 
I.e. "I don't go", "I'm not going," "I won't go," "I didn't go"
 
   
 
==Subordinated Negatives==
 
==Subordinated Negatives==

Latest revision as of 02:28, 15 December 2012

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