not - hayi

Word information

Part of speech	adverb
Note	Used in simple sentences where NOT is used to modify a noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective

Example sentences

• English

  I can see you today, not tomorrow.

  IsiXhosa

  Ndingakubona namhlanje, hayi ngomso.

• English

  They like to write, not to read.

  IsiXhosa

  Bayakuthanda ukubhala, hayi ukufunda.

• English

  Take these, not those.

  IsiXhosa

  Thatha ezi, hayi ezo.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Alternate Use	no - hayi (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨interjection⁩)