 | VEN versus OXI |
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Hello (Yassas) fellow posters,
I have a question with regard to the word NOT.
Most of the time I hear the word OXI when referring to NO though it also means NOT
and VEN when referring to the word NOT.
For example ( sorry this is in my own version of phonetics)
I am not ... =Ven Emay...
I don't understand = ven Kataleveno
No maam = oxi kyria
but why is the following oxi?
Not very well = oxi poli kala
Thanks (efharisto) in advance for your thoughts
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| Re: VEN [ΔΕΝ] versus OXI |
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δεν is the negativizer used with verbs in the indicative mood: δεν είμαι = I am not δεν καταλαβαίνω = I don't [do not] understand Δεν έγραψα εκείνο το γράμμα. = I didn't [did not] write that letter. Δεν θα πάω. = I won't [will not] go. Otherwise, όχι is used as the negativizer for adjectives, adverbs, nouns, or other parts of speech, as well as by itself to mean "No": όχι πολύ = not very όχι τώρα = not now όχι εδώ = not here όχι πράσινο, αλλά κόκκινο = not green but red Όχι, Κυρία. = No, Ma'am. Regards, Greg Brush |
