не
Definitions
- 1.not, no, -n't, without
Он не зна́ет
On ne znájet — He does not know.
не долете́в до це́ли
ne doletév do céli — without having reached the target
он не ге́ний
on ne génij — he is no genius
- 2.Idiomatic negative usage
(мне) не по себе́
(mne) ne po sebé — (I) feel sick; (I) feel uncomfortable
не раз
ne raz — more than once (literary: not once); time and again; repeatedly; many a time
Я ви́дел вас не раз.
Ja vídel vas ne raz. — I have seen you often.
- 3.perhaps not, whether ... or not
Сча́стье не сча́стье, но что́-то похо́жее.
Sčástʹje ne sčástʹje, no štó-to poxóžeje. — Perhaps not happiness, but something very much like it.
Хо́чешь не хо́чешь, а придётся сде́лать.
Xóčešʹ ne xóčešʹ, a pridjótsja sdélatʹ. — like it or not, you’ll have to do it.
- 4.will never (implying impossibility to do something)
Ему́ э́того не сде́лать.
Jemú étovo ne sdélatʹ. — He will never do it.
- 5.(usually not translated, gives affirmative meaning for expression, especially in exclamations)
- 6.colloquialno (used to show disagreement or negation)
Помо́жешь мне? Не, да́же и не ду́май.
Pomóžešʹ mne? Ne, dáže i ne dúmaj. — Will you help me? No, don't even think about it.
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ne, from Proto-Indo-European *né. Cognates include Lithuanian ne, Old English ne, German nicht, nie, Gothic 𐌽𐌹 (ni), Irish ní, Latin ne, Sanskrit न (ná).
Forms
- neromanization