nie-
Afrikaans
Etymology
From nie or Dutch niet-. Akin to German nicht-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
nie-
Derived terms
References
- Donaldson, Bruce C. (1993), A Grammar of Afrikaans, Mouton de Gruyter, p. 417, →ISBN
Polish
Pronunciation
Prefix
nie-
Usage notes
Before the spelling reform of 1998, an adjectival participle could be negated with this prefix only when used as an adjective, e.g. niepijący (“teetotal”), as opposed to being used as a participle, e.g. nie pijący (“not drinking (at the time)”), in which case it should use a standalone nie. The reform permitted attaching nie to the participle in both cases. [1]