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Lesson 2.7 (page 3 of 3)

 Negation  :
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In formal Arabic,  is negated with
is negated with , which precedes the verb as the following examples demonstrate:
, which precedes the verb as the following examples demonstrate:
| I dont write the alphabet |  |  | 
| You do go to |  |  | 
| They dont study Arabic |  |  | 
| We dont live in the city |  |  | 
| He does not work in the office |  |  | 
In formal Arabic, there is an interrogative particle 
| Don't you go to? |  |  | 
| Don't they study Arabic? |  |  | 
| Does he not work in the office? |  |  |