Bikol/Negation

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Use dai to mean no and bakô to mean not.

Note: "Daing gayon" means no beauty and "bakong magayon" means not  beautiful. Some nouns connot be combined with dai. Never say daing lumoy, instead say, bakong malumoy.

Bako can also be used for nouns. Example: Bako ining lapis. (This is not a pencil).

it is not or s/he is not plus adjectives or nouns, use bako. If you used a verb in a sentence, then use dai.

Examples: 1. Dai nag-uuran. 2. Dai nagtaram. 3. Bakong masiram. 4. Bakong malinaw.

Dai can also be used to mean there is no.

Examples: 1. Daing kwarta. (there is no money) 2. Daing harong. (there is no house)

Quiz: Translate these sentences in Bikol. 1. She doesn't have a boyfriend. 2. He doesn't love his girlfriend. 3. It is not delicious. 4. It's not good for you.

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