'ayawneg imper advDo not do something!'Ayaw (as the negative 'indi') restricts the affixes of the verbs it negates. The following are examples of negated verbs with common affixation.'Ayaw na 'ābi mag'asāwa kay 'igwa ka ning supurta sa 'upisīna.Please do not still take a spouse, because you have your pension from the office.mag-: Mangyan ka! 'Ayaw maghīmu' ning malā'in!You are an uncivilized person! Don't do bad things!mag-in-: Hambay sa 'ākun nang nars, "'Ayaw 'ābi Mīsis maghinambay kay habūkan ka gid tiyan."The nurse said to me, "Misses, please do not keep on talking because your stomach will surely be filled with air."mag-a: 'Ayaw na magdumduma 'ang 'īmu 'ikspiryinsya kay 'adtu hay naglīgad na.Your experience should not be thought about any longer because that is already past.pag-a: 'Ayaw pagpatuyūga si Lurīna kay ginagūtum pa 'ina' siya.Lorena should not be allowed to sleep because that one is still hungry.pag-i:'Ayaw na 'aku nindu pagbakyi ning makina kay kanūgun lang 'ang kwarta!I should not have a sewing machine bought by you because the money will just be wasted!cf'indi' 'indi' waya' na waya'2neg imper advFor a description of negatives with verbs inflected for other than imperative mode, see waya' and 'indi'.cf'indi' waya'2
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