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I Negative Verbs Adverb Olumsuz Give Değil  /Nɒt  

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Kind adverb
Front not 
IPA  /nɒt   / adverb
Back yardımcı fiil olumsuz hali
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not (adverb)

 /nɒt   / adverb
 
 1 used to form the negative with auxiliary verbs = the verbs be, do and have  and with modal verbs = verbs such as can, must and will. Not is often pronounced or written n't in informal situations
yardımcı fiil olumsuz hali
 It's not/it isn't raining now.
Şu anda yağmur yağmıyor.
 I cannot/can't see from here.
Buradan göremiyorum.
 He didn't invite me.
Beni davet etmedi.
 Don't you like spaghetti?
Spagetti sevmez misin?
 I hope she will not/won't be late.
Umarım geç kalmaz.
 You're German, aren't you?
Almansın, değıl mi?
 2 used to give the following word or phrase a negative meaning
değil
 He told me not to telephone.
 She accused me of not telling the truth.
 Not one person replied to my advertisement.
 It's not easy.
 He's not very tall.
 3 used to give a short negative reply
kısa, olumsuz cevap
 ‘Do you think they'll get divorced?’ ‘I hope not (umarım olmaz).’
 ‘Can I borrow £20?’ ‘ Certainly not (tabii ki hayır)!’
 ‘Whose turn is it to do the shopping?’ ‘Not mine (benim değil).’
 4 used with or to give a negative possibility
 Shall we tell her or not?
Ona söylesek mi, söylemesek mi?
 I don't know if/whether he's telling the truth or not.
Onun doğruyu söyleyip söylemediğini bilmiyorum.
IDIOMS
not at all
1 used as a way of replying when sb has thanked you
bir şey değil, estağfurullah
 ‘Thanks for the present.’ ‘Not at all, don't mention it.’
 2 used as a way of saying no or definitely not
ne demek;
hiç de ... değil
 ‘Do you mind if I come too?’ ‘Not at all.’
 The instructions are not at all clear.
not only … (but) also
used for emphasizing the fact that there is sth more to add
yalnız … değil, aynı zamanda, sadece … değil, … da
 They not only have two houses in London, they also have one in France.
 

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