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1 Introduction
1.1 Short history of Esperanto
1.2 Linguistic characteristics of Esperanto
2 Writing and pronunciation
3 Parts of speech and inflection
3.1 Case and number
3.2 Article
3.3 Noun
3.4 Adjectives
3.5 Pronouns
3.6 Correlatives
3.7 Numerals
3.8 Verb
3.9 Adverbs
3.10 Prepositions
3.11 Conjunctions
3.12 Interjections
4 Word building
4.1 Composites
4.2 Affixes
4.3 The rest
5 Short syntax overview
5.1 Accusative
5.2 Agreement
5.3 Word order
5.4 Question
5.5 Negation
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5.5 Negation
Sentence negation is expressed by the particle
ne
placed before the finite verb.
Mi ne volas tion.
–
I do not want it.
It is also possible to use negative correlatives:
Mi vidas neniun.
–
I see nobody.
Two negations create positive statement.
Mi ne vidas neniun.
–
I see somebody.
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