Forming the negation in Portuguese is very straightforward.
We simply add “não” /nãw/ in front of the verb (and before any object pronoun before the verb), e.g., “Não jogo futebol”(I don’t play soccer), “Ele não me viu” (He didn’t see me), etc.
We can have a double negative in Portuguese without changing the meaning to affirmative, e.g., “Não quero nada” (I don’t want anything), where “nada” can mean “nothing” or “anything.”
Next: Punctuation & Uses of the Written Accent in Portuguese
Other lessons in Level I:
Level I – Basic
2. Similarities to English & Particularities of The Portuguese Language
2.3. Punctuation & Written Accents
