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4 To Be - Negative

Verbs

Glagol To Be je neophodan u engleskoj gramatici. To je pomoćni glagol i jedan je od nepravilnih glagola u engleskom jeziku.
(Vidit ćemo njegovu uporabu u kombinaciji s ostalim glagolima kako bi izrazili radnje i navike u present continousu).

Kad ga koristimo u Negativnom Obliku, onda glagol niječe činjenicu o subjektu.

EXTRA: To Be = Biti.

Negativni oblik glagola To Be izgleda ovako:
Subject + verb to be + not.

SUBJECT TO BE NEGATIVE
 SHORT FORM*
I am not I’m not
You are not You’re not/You aren’t
He is not He’s not/He isn’t
She is not She’s not/She isn’t
It is not It’s not/It isn’t
We are not We’re not/We aren’t
You are not You’re not/You aren’t
They are not They’re not/They aren’t

*Skraćeni oblici se često koriste u govornom i neformalnom engleskom.

To Be se koristi sa:

  1. Imenicama
    • I’m not a student.
    • He’s not a lawyer.
    • We aren’t doctors.
  2. Pridjevima
    • I am not tall.
    • He’s not polite.
    • Many people aren’t happy.
  3. Prijedložnim oznakama (ili prilozima)
    • My book isn’t on the bed.
    • There isn’t a good movie on TV.
    • There aren’t eggs in the box.

To Be se koristi kad govorimo:

  1. Starosti
    • You’re not 12 years old.
    • He isn’t 35 years old.
    • We aren’t 35.
  2. Cijeni
    • This coat isn’t $100.
    • This dress isn’t $50.
    • The books aren’t $80 in total.
  3. Veličini
    • A standard double bed isn’t 5 feet wide.
    • The dress isn’t medium.
    • The blue shoes aren’t size 38.
  4. Obliku
    • The table isn’t square.
    • The building isn’t rectangle-shaped.
    • The tower isn’t oval-shaped.
  5. Boji
    • My hair isn’t brown.
    • His eyes aren’t green.
    • Our room isn’t pink.
  6. Nacionalnosti
    • I’m not from Greece.
    • He’s not Italian.
    • They are not French.

Skraćeni oblici:

  • You aren’t 12 years old.
  • This coat isn’t $100.
  • A standard double bed isn’t 5 feet wide.

To Be ima vrlo osnovnu strukturu, kada je u kombinaciji s drugim vrstama riječi (imenice, pridjevi i slično), što nam daje više detalja o subjektu.

To Be se koristi sa:

  1. Imenicama;
  2. Pridjevima;
  3. Prijedložnim oznakama (nadopunama).

To Be se koristi za opisivanje karekterisitka subjekta, npr.

  1. Godina;
  2. Cijena;
  3. Veličina;
  4. Oblik;
  5. Boja;
  6. Nacionalnost.

Glagol To Be je jedan od najkorištenijih pomoćnih glagola u engleskom jeziku. Ukoliko se koristi kao Negativni Oblik, nešto se o subjektu poriječe, niječe (kad se opisuje subjekt). To be se često koristi sa imenicama, pridjevima i prijedložnim oznakama.

Glagol To Be u Negativnom Obliku izgleda ovako:
Subject + verb to be + not (e.g. I am not an actress.).

Npr.
— “I’m not an actress.” = Glagol niječe karakteristike subjekta.
— “He’s not tall.” =
— “They mom is not 38 years old.” =

NOTE: Koristimo skraćeni oblik u govornom jeziku i u neformalnim spisima.

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