Russian - English Dictionary
[nʲɪ]
Не is the primary negation word in Russian, used to negate verbs, adjectives, nouns and other parts of speech. It corresponds to English not, no, or the contraction -n't.
| # | Type | Russian | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determiner | не used to show an activity is forbidden | no |
| 2 | adverb | не negates meaning of another word | not |
| 3 | conjunction | не And not | not |
| 4 | verb | не do not | don't |
| 5 | verb | не in negations | do |
| 6 | adverb | не Translations | no |
| 7 | determiner | не not; not properly | no |
| 8 | particle | не | not, no, -n't, without |
| 9 | particle | не | Idiomatic negative usage |
| 10 | particle | не | perhaps not, whether ... or not |
| 11 | particle | не | will never (implying impossibility to do something) |
| 12 | interjection | не | no (used to show disagreement or negation) colloquial |
Я не знаю.
I do not know.
Здесь курить не разрешается.
Smoking is not allowed here.
Это не правда, и не должно быть так.
This is not true, and it should not be this way.
Не typically precedes the word it negates. Do not confuse не (negation of a fact) with ни (negation used in contexts like any, neither, or emphatic negation); ни often appears in multiple forms within a clause. The placement of не directly before the negated element is crucial for correct Russian grammar.
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