নহয়
Saying What Something Is Not
মই ৰ’বট নহয় means “I am not a robot”.
How It Works
Assamese often has no word for “is”: সি ডাক্তৰ “he is a doctor”. To make it negative, add নহয়.
| Statement | With নহয় |
|---|---|
| সি ডাক্তৰ। He is a doctor. | সি ডাক্তৰ নহয়। He is not a doctor. |
| এইটো বেয়া। This is bad. | এইটো বেয়া নহয়। This is not bad. |
In everyday speech the word নহয় stays the same for person and number. After মই you may also see নহওঁ, as in মই এজন ভাল ছাত্ৰ নহওঁ “I am not a good student”. Alone it answers a question: নহয়। “No.” Its opposite is হয় “yes”.
Use নাই for “there is not” and “does not have”. Use নহয় for “is not”.
The word নহয় goes last in the sentence, like a verb.
Examples (5)
- মই ৰ’বট নহয়।
I am not a robot.
নহয় follows the noun ৰ’বট.
- বেয়া নহয়।
Not bad.
নহয় follows a describing word.
- এইটো মোৰ বেগ নহয়।
This is not my bag.
নহয় closes the sentence.
- সি ডাক্তৰ নহয়।
He is not a doctor.
The same word works for any person.
- নহয়।
No.
Alone, নহয় answers “no”.
Common Mistakes
Using নাই to say what something is not.
সি ডাক্তৰ নাই।সি ডাক্তৰ নহয়।The first sentence says there is no doctor, or that he is missing. Use নহয় for “is not”.
How It Connects
Learn This First
নহয় is “is not” in a sentence with no word for “is”, so learners need those sentences first.
Related Patterns
- নাইThere Is Not
নাই says “there is not”.
Level 1 - হয় / অঁSaying Yes
These are the words for “yes”.
Level 1 - এইটো / সেইটোThis One and That One
These words for “this one” and “that one” often come before নহয়.
Level 1 - নেকিYes or No Questions with নেকি
A question with নেকি can be answered with হয় or নহয়.
Level 1
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
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