No. 4 in Afrikaans

nie

"Nie" means "not" in English.

In a sentence

Ek hou nie van broccoli nie.
I do not like broccoli.
Negation of a statement using 'nie' at the middle and end of the sentence.
Het jy nie geweet nie?
Did you not know?
Usage in forming a question with negation, placing 'nie' within the sentence.
Ek sien hom nêrens nie.
I see him nowhere.
Enhancing a negative statement with another negation word, using 'nie' at the end.

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