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не

/[nɛ]/
Bulgarianparticle

Definitions

  1. 1.
    used to show disagreement or negation, no
    • Не, грешиш.

      Ne, grešiš.No, you are mistaken.

    • Не, сега не може да гледаш телевизия.

      Ne, sega ne može da gledaš televizija.No, you may not watch television now.

  2. 2.
    used to negate the meaning of the following word or phrase, not, n't
    • Не знам.

      Ne znam.I don't know.

    • Не мога.

      Ne moga.I cannot.

    • Мария не им даде възможност да се извинят.

      Marija ne im dade vǎzmožnost da se izvinjat.Maria didn't give them a chance to apologize.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic не (ne), from Proto-Slavic *ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ne, from Proto-Indo-European *né.

Forms

  • neromanization

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