Practice: negation

Practise Ukrainian negation: не before the verb, ні as the answer no, double negatives with ніхто́ and нічо́го, and нема́є with the genitive.

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Make sentences negative with не and ні, keep the double negative, and put what is missing after нема́є into the genitive.

Beginner · 8 questions · fill in the blank and multiple choice

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Put the noun into the form нема́є needs.

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