| Positive verb |
Negative verb |
| je (he/she/is is) | nie je (he/she/it is not) |
| má (he/she/it has) | nemá (he/she/it has not) |
| čakám (I wait) | nečakám (I do not wait) |
| hľadám (I look for) | nehľadám (I do not look for) |
| mám (I have) | nemám (I do not have) |
| hrám (I play) | nehrám (I do not play) |
| viem (I know) | neviem (I do not know) |
| rozumiem (I understand) | nerozumiem (I do not understand) |
| sú (they are) | nie sú (they are not) |
| majú (they have) | nemajú (they do not have) |
| čakáte (you wait - plural, formal) | nečakáte (you do not wait - plural, formal) |
| hľadáte (you loook for - plural, formal) | nehľadáte (you do not look for - plural, formal) |
| máte (you have - plural, formal) | nemáte (you do not have - plural, formal) |
| hráte (you play - plural, formal) | nehráte (you do not play - plural, formal) |
| viete (you know - plural, formal) | neviete (you do not know - plural, formal) |
| rozumiete (you understand - plural, formal) | nerozumiete (you do not understand - plural, formal) |
