Forming the negative
Sometimes, you may want to say that you did not do something.
Question
Look at this example:
- wir gingen ins Konzert – we went to the concert
- wir gingen nicht ins Konzert – we did not go to the concert
- Ich ging einkaufen.
- Sie spielten Volleyball.
- Ich sah einen Film.
- Sie aß Schokolade.
- Er war müde.
- Du solltest uns um elf Uhr anrufen.
- Ich ging nicht einkaufen. – I didn't go shopping.
- Sie spielten Volleyball nicht. – They didn't play volleyball.
- Ich sah keinen Film. – I didn't watch a film.
- Sie aß keinen Schokolade. – She didn't eat birthday cake.
- Er war nicht müde. – He wasn't tired.
- Du solltest uns nicht um elf Uhr anrufen. – You weren't supposed to call us at 11:00.
Did you know?
Switzerland has earned the reputation of being a world leader when it comes to everyone's favourite confectionary, chocolate.
Although cocao beans can be sourced from other countries, the chocolate must be manufactured in Switzerland in order to be known as Swiss chocolate.
Many Swiss children enjoy a snack of chocolate and bread. A morning snack in Switzerland is known as z'Nüni. This word comes from the word neun (nine) and the diminutive ending -i, seen at the end of many words in Swiss German – Schweizerdeutsch. The afternoon snack is called z'Vieri, as it's eaten gegen vier Uhr – at around 16:00.
Switzerland has been producing chocolate since the 17th century
