negative verb particle: not in Scottish Gaelic

cha

negative verb particle: not

particle

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Scottish Gaelic · English

Cha bhi an làraidh a' tighinn a-màireach, ma-thà.

The bin lorry will not be coming tomorrow, then.A2

Cha robh mi ag obair an-dè.

I was free from work yesterday.A2

Cha stad fiù 's aon tacsi.

Not even one taxi stopped.A2

Cha chreid mi gu bheil Fraingis aice.

I don't think she can speak French.A2

Cha bu chòir dhuibh dol a-mach.

You ought not to go out.A2

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