não

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Aromanian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin novus. Compare Daco-Romanian nou.

Adjective [edit]

não

  1. new

Portuguese [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Portuguese non, from Latin nōn (no), from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European *ne (not) + *óynos (one)

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /nɐ̃w̃/
  • (Brazil) (stressed or formal) IPA: /nə̃ũ̯/
  • (Brazil) (unstressed and colloquial) IPA: /nuũ̯/
  • Hyphenation: não

Adverb [edit]

não (not comparable)

  1. not
    • 2003, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Rocco, page 225:
      Harry teve a nítida impressão de que ele não era o único que estava omitindo informações naquele momento.
      Harry had the clear impression that he was not the only one who was omitting information in that moment.
  2. do not; don’t
    • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 162:
      Não abro cartas.
      I don't open letters.
  3. Used to emphasise negative sentences. See double negative.
    Eu não fiz nada.
    I didn’t do anything. (literally: I didn’t do nothing.)
  4. non-

Derived terms [edit]

Interjection [edit]

não

  1. no (used to show disagreement or negation)
  2. no (used to show agreement with a negative question)

Synonyms [edit]

  • (shows disagreement): negativo
  • (shows agreement with a negative question): positivo

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Noun [edit]

não m (plural nãos)

  1. a no; a negative answer
    Hoje recebi duas respostas: um sim e um não. - “Today I received two answers: a yes and a no.”

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Vietnamese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Chinese

Noun [edit]

não

  1. brain, cerebrum

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