нет

Russian

Etymology

From older нѣту, нѣтъ, сontraction of *не ѥ ту (“[there] is not here”). See не (ne, “not”), есть (jest’, “is”), тут (tut, “here”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [nʲet]

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Adverb

нет • (net)

1. no

   ещё нет (ješčó nyet) — “not yet”

Verb

нет (net) (impersonal verb)

1. there is no, there are no (+ genitive)

   Здесь нет доро́г. (Zdes’ net doróg.) — “There are no roads here.”

   У меня́ нет книг. (U menjá net knig.) — “I have no books.” (literally, “There are no books with me.”)

   Его́ нет. (Jevó net.) — “He’s not here.” (literally, “There is no him [here].”)

Usage notes

The past tense of нет is не было (né bylo), and the future tense is не будет (ne búdet).

Synonyms

• (colloquial) ‎нету ‎(nétu)‎