not
Negates the meaning of the modified verbNegates the meaning of the modified verb.
» It's not something anyone can do.
Das ist nichts, was jeder Beliebige tun kann.
Это не то, что может сделать каждый.
Это не всем под силу.
Это не каждому под силу.
Це не те, що може зробити кожен.
Meaning
5 senses(not comparable)Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
Did you take out the trash? — No, I did not. I do not think it was my turn, was it?
Not knowing any better, I went ahead.
nicht, net, nit
неne
неne
(not comparable)To no degree.
That is not red; it's green.
It's not you, it's me.
(not comparable)Used to indicate the opposite or near opposite, often in a form of understatement.
That day was not the best day of my life. (meaning the day was bad or awful)
It was not my favorite movie of all time. (meaning the speaker dislikes or strongly dislikes the movie)
(not comparable)Used before a determiner phrase, a pronominal phrase etc. to convey a negative attitude (e.g. denial, sadness, anger) towards something.
Oh god, not that! Anything but that!
Not another rainy day!
(informal, ironic, not comparable)Used before a non-finite clause (especially a gerund-participial clause) or less commonly a determiner phrase to ironically convey some attitude (e.g. surprise, incredulity, amusement, or embarrassment) towards something.
Not me writing example sentences again.
- negation of a word or group of words
Examples
66707 sentencesIt's not something anyone can do.
Це не те, що може зробити кожен.
ruЭто не то, что может сделать каждый.
deDas ist nichts, was jeder Beliebige tun kann.
You may or may not win.
Ти можеш перемогти, а можеш і не перемогти.
deVielleicht gewinnst du, vielleicht aber auch nicht.
The rich are not always happy.
Багаті не завжди щасливі.
ruБогатые не всегда счастливы.
deReiche sind nicht immer glücklich.
You must not give up hope.
Не треба втрачати надію.
ruВы не должны терять надежду.
deDu darfst die Hoffnung nicht aufgeben.
English is not easy for us.
Англійська непроста мова для нас.
ruАнглийский не простой для нас.
deEnglisch fällt uns schwer.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English not, nat, a variant of noght, naht (“not, nothing”), from Old EnglishFrom Middle English not, nat, a variant of noght, naht (“not, nothing”), from Old English *nōht, nāht (“nought, nothing”), shortening of nōwiht, nāwiht (“nothing”, literally “not anything”), from Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht, corresponding to ne (“not”) + ōwiht, āwiht (“anything”), corresponding to ā (“ever, always”) + wiht (“thing, creature”).
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- negation of a word or group of words:non
Word family
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