нет

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Contents 1 Russian 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adverb 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Synonyms

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[edit] Etymology

Contraction of не (ne), “‘not’”) + есть (jest’), “‘is’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adverb

нет (net)

1. no

   ещё нет (ješčó nyet) — “not yet”

[edit] Verb

нет (net) (impersonal verb)

1. there is no, there are no

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

2. is not, are not

   У меня́ нет книг. (U menjá net knig.) — “I have no books.”

   Его́ нет. (Jevó net.) — “He’s not here.”

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] Synonyms

• (colloquial) нету (nétu)