No. 10 in Armenian
չի
"չի" = "is not" / "does not" / "no" (third person singular negative particle)
In a sentence
Նա չի գնացել դպրոց:
He/She hasn't gone to school.
In this sentence, "չի" is used to negate the verb, indicating that the action of going has not occurred.
Ավտոմեքենան չի նոր է:
The car is not new.
Here, "չի" is used to negate the adjective "new," characterizing the car as not being new.
Եղանակը չի ջերմ է այսօր:
The weather is not warm today.
In this example, "չի" negates the adjective "warm," giving information about the state of the weather.
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