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### The Negative of "To Have"

To make the verb داشتن (to have) negative, you simply attach the prefix ن to the beginning of the conjugated verb. 

Remember that in the present tense, "to have" does not use the standard می prefix. Therefore, its negative simply takes ن instead of the نمی prefix used for most other verbs.

| Pronoun | Verb | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| من | ندارم | I do not have |
| تو | نداری | You do not have (informal) |
| او | ندارد | He/She/It does not have |
| ما | نداریم | We do not have |
| شما | ندارید | You do not have (formal/plural) |
| آنها | ندارند | They do not have |

Here are some examples of how to express that you lack everyday objects or services. As always, the verb goes at the very end of the sentence.

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### Abstract Concepts and Time

You can use the exact same negative forms to talk about not having abstract concepts, such as answers, ideas, or free time.

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### Asking Negative Questions

You will also frequently hear the negative form of "to have" used in questions, often to confirm if someone is missing something they might need.

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Negative to have (nadâram)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

suffix

verb

Singular pronouns and copula (man, -am)

Plural pronouns and copula (mâ, -im)

Subject pronoun omission

Singular demonstratives (in, ân)

Plural demonstratives (inhâ, ânhâ)

Independent copula (hastam, hast)

Negative present copula (nistam, nist)

Yes/No questions (âyâ)

Regular plurals (-hâ)

Animate plurals (-ân)

Indefiniteness (yek)

Indefinite marker (-i)

Describing nouns (-e / -ye)

Possession (-e / -ye)

Singular possessives (-am, -at, -ash)

Plural possessives (-emân, -etân, -eshân)

Basic prepositions (dar, be, az, bâ)

Spatial prepositions (ru-ye, zir-e...)

Numbers 1 to 10 (yek, do, se...)

Numbers and singular nouns

Numbers 11 to 20 (yâzdah, davâzdah...)

Counting by tens to 100

Telling time (sâ'at)

The verb to have (dâram)

Basic word order (SOV)

Infinitives and present stems (-an)

Present indicative (mi-)

Negative present indicative (nemi-)

Compound verbs

Question words (che, kojâ)

How many (chand)

The definite object marker (râ)

Object pronouns (man râ, to râ)

Singular commands (be-)

Formal and plural commands (be- ... -id)

Negative commands (na-)

The present subjunctive (be-)

The negative present subjunctive (na-)

Must (bâyad)

Might (shâyad)

Wanting to do something (khâstan)

Being able to do something (tavânestan)

Forming the past stem

The simple past of to be (budan)

The simple past tense

Negative simple past (na-)

Attached object pronouns on verbs (-am, -at, -ash)

Comparative adjectives (-tar)

Basic conjunctions (va, ammâ, yâ)

Giving reasons (chon)

Adverbs of frequency and degree (hamishe, hargez, kheyli, kam)

Everyday actions (kâr kardan, bâz kardan)

Non-human plural subjects

Indefinite pronouns (kasi, chizi, jâyi)

Negative indefinite pronouns (hich-kas, hich-chiz, hich-jâ)

Reciprocal pronouns (hamdigar, yekdigar)

Reflexive pronouns (khod-)

Reflexive direct objects (khod râ)

Emphatic pronouns (khod)

The quantifier every (har)

The quantifier all (hame)

The quantifier some (ba'zi)

Another and other (-i digar)

Which (kodâm)

How much (cheghadr)

Comparisons of equality (mesl-e)

Superlative adjectives (-tarin)

Irregular comparatives and superlatives

Ordinal numbers (-om)

Pre-nominal ordinal numbers (-omin)

Fractions and percentages

Prepositions of theme (dar mored-e)

Prepositions of time (ghabl az, ba'd az)

Preposition of exclusion (bedun-e)

Resultative conjunctions (banâbarin, pas)

Hortative construction (biyâ, biyâyid)

The present progressive tense (dâram mi-)

The past continuous tense (mi-)

Negative past continuous (ne-mi-)

Past continuous of to have (dâshtam)

The past progressive tense (dâshtam mi-)

The past participle (-e)

Present perfect tense (-e-am, -e-ast)

Negative present perfect (na-)

Present perfect of compound verbs

Question	Answer
internet	اینترنتinternet
I do not have internet right now.	من الان اینترنت ندارم.man al'ân internet nadâram.
I do not have a new plan.	من یک برنامه‌ی جدید ندارم.man yek barnâme-ye jadid nadâram.
You do not have a ticket.	شما بلیت ندارید.shomâ balit nadârid.
They do not have a car.	آنها یک ماشین ندارند.ânhâ yek mâshin nadârand.
free	آزادâzâd
I do not have free time tomorrow morning.	من فردا صبح وقت آزاد ندارم.man fardâ sobh vaght-e âzâd nadâram.
charger	شارژرshârzher
She does not have a charger inside the bag.	او داخل کیف شارژر ندارد.u dâkhel-e kif shârzher nadârad.
card	کارتkârt
Does the student not have a bank card?	آیا دانشجو کارت بانک ندارد؟âyâ dâneshju kârt bânk nadârad?
question	سوالso'âl
answer	جوابjavâb
The teacher does not have an answer for this question.	معلم برای این سوال جواب ندارد.
email	ایمیلimeyl
I do not have an email.	من ایمیل ندارم.man imeyl nadâram.
The hospital does not have internet.	بیمارستان اینترنت ندارد.bimârestân internet nadârad.
My friend does not have a new computer.	دوست من یک کامپیوتر جدید ندارد.dust-e man yek kâmpyuter-e jadid nadârad.
address	آدرسâdres
I do not have an address in this city.	من در این شهر آدرس ندارم.man dar in shahr âdres nadâram.
We do not have an exam tomorrow.	ما فردا امتحان نداریم.mâ fardâ emtehân nadârim.
number	شمارهshomâre
Do you not have a room number?	آیا شما شماره‌ی اتاق ندارید؟âyâ shomâ shomâre-ye otâq nadârid?
We do not have free time at five o'clock.	ما ساعت پنج وقت آزاد نداریم.mâ sâ'at-e panj vaght-e âzâd nadârim.
Do you not have a charger beside the computer?	آیا کنار کامپیوتر شارژر نداری؟âyâ kenâr-e kâmpyuter shârzhar nadâri?
I do not have a large suitcase.	من یک چمدان بزرگ ندارم.man yek chamedân bozorg nadâram.
We do not have a problem.	ما مشکل نداریم.mâ moshkel nadârim
Does the doctor not have an email?	آیا دکتر ایمیل ندارد؟âyâ doktor imeyl nadârad?
I do not have a question and you do not have an answer.	من سوال ندارم و تو جواب نداری.man so'âl nadâram va to javâb nadâri.
idea	ایدهide
We do not have an address or a number, but we have an idea.	ما آدرس و شماره نداریم اما یک ایده داریم.mâ âdres va shomâre nadârim ammâ yek ide dârim.
He does not have a card and I do not have a new idea.	او کارت ندارد و من ایده‌ی جدید ندارم.u kârt nadârad va man ide-ye jadid nadâram.