Do and Don't

How to express do and don't

Mando'a does not use "do" as a helper verb. Instead, when the negative particle (ne, nu) is before a verb, translate it into English as "don't." Obviously, it isn't a direct translation, but the negative particle serves the same purpose in this case. (The negative particle with any other type of word is translated differently.)

Narir means "to act"; based on example sentences, other definitions given for narir, and associated words, narir means "to do" as in "to put into effect" or "to execute a command." Meanwhile, vaabir is a general sense of "to do" as in "to perform an action."

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Some examples (change the subject ni to whatever subject is appropriate):

• Ni nari. I act.

• Ni nu nari. I don't act.

• Ni ven nari. I will act.

• Ni ru nari. I didn't act.

• Tion nari? Do you act?

• Tion ven nari? Will you act?

• Ni vaabi. I do it.

• Ni nu vaabi. I don't do it.

• Ni ru nu vaabi. I didn't do it.

• Ni ven nu vaabi. I won't do it.

• Ni dar vaabi. I no longer do it.

• Ni draar vaabi. I never do it.

• Ni ru draar vaabi. I never did it.

• Ni ven draar vaabi. I will never do it.

• Tion vaabi? Do you do it?

• Tion ven vaabi? Will you do it?