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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Adverb 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Interjection 1.2.2 References 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Initialism 1.3.2 Symbol 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 Asturian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Contraction 3 Bosnian 3.1 Preposition 4 Croatian 4.1 Preposition 5 Czech 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Preposition 6 Dutch 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Preposition 6.2.1 Derived terms 6.3 Adjective 6.3.1 Derived terms 6.3.2 Usage notes 7 Esperanto 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Preposition 7.2.1 Usage notes 8 Galician 8.1 Etymology 1 8.1.1 Contraction 8.2 Etymology 2 8.2.1 Pronoun 8.2.1.1 Usage notes 8.2.1.2 Related terms 9 German 9.1 Interjection 10 Hungarian 10.1 Pronunciation 10.2 Interjection 10.2.1 Derived terms 11 Irish 11.1 Article 12 Japanese 12.1 Etymology 1 12.1.1 Hiragana character 12.1.1.1 Related terms 12.2 Etymology 2 12.2.1 Noun 12.3 Etymology 3 12.3.1 Particle 12.3.1.1 Derived terms 12.4 Etymology 4 12.4.1 Particle 12.4.1.1 Usage notes 12.4.1.2 Synonyms 13 Kurdish 13.1 Interjection 14 Latin 14.1 Verb form 15 Lojban 15.1 Cmavo 16 Mandarin 16.1 Verb 16.2 Pronoun 16.2.1 Derived terms 16.3 Pronoun 16.3.1 Derived terms 16.4 Pronunciation 16.5 Pinyin 16.6 Pinyin syllable 16.6.1 Usage notes 17 Northern Sami 17.1 Adverb 18 Ojibwe 18.1 Particle 18.1.1 Synonyms 19 Polish 19.1 Etymology 19.2 Pronunciation 19.3 Preposition 19.4 Preposition 20 Portuguese 20.1 Etymology 20.2 Contraction 21 Romani 21.1 Adverb 22 Scottish Gaelic 22.1 Preposition 22.1.1 Usage notes 22.1.2 See also 22.2 Article 22.2.1 Usage notes 22.2.2 See also 23 Serbian 23.1 Pronunciation 23.2 Preposition 24 Sicilian 24.1 Article 25 Slovak 25.1 Preposition 26 Slovene 26.1 Preposition 27 Spanish 27.1 Etymology 27.2 Contraction 28 Sranan Tongo 28.1 Etymology 28.2 Preposition 29 Swahili 29.1 Conjunction 30 Swedish 30.1 Etymology 30.2 Pronoun 30.2.1 Synonyms 30.2.2 Usage notes 30.2.3 See also 30.3 References 31 Tok Pisin 31.1 Conjunction 32 Vietnamese 32.1 Alternative forms 32.2 Noun 33 Welsh 33.1 Interjection

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From ne (“‘not’”) + ā (“‘ever’”).

[edit] Adverb

na (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) Not.
2. (colloquial) No.

[edit] Etymology 2

Development of Etymology 1, above; compare nah.

[edit] Interjection

na

1. (Geordie) Used to show disagreement or negation.

   "Na, yor wrang."

   "Na, ye cannet watch telly"

2. Used to show agreement with a negative question.

   "Divn’t yee like milk?" "'Na" (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")

3. (colloquial) No.

[edit] References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165

[edit] Etymology 3

Abbreviations.

[edit] Initialism

na

1. (linguistics) Noun animate.

[edit] Symbol

na

1. nanoamp

[edit] See also

• nad
• ni
• nid
• nah

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: an

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[edit] Asturian

[edit] Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition en (“‘in’”) + feminine singular article la (“‘the’”).

[edit] Contraction

na f. (masculine nel, neuter no, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nes)

1. in the

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[edit] Bosnian

[edit] Preposition

na

1. on
2. at

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[edit] Croatian

[edit] Preposition

na

1. on
2. at

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[edit] Czech

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Preposition

na

1. on (location)
2. for (purpose)
3. here you are (thing)
4. at (in the direction of)

   Nekřič na mě.

   Don't shout at me.

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Preposition

na

1. after

[edit] Derived terms

nadien nageslacht nakomeling nalaten

naoorlogs nastreven navolgen, navolging

[edit] Adjective

na, naë (comparative nader, nadere; superlative naast, naaste)

1. close

[edit] Derived terms

• nabij
• te na komen

[edit] Usage notes

The forms of the positive are obsolescent, particularly the inflected one. The comparative and superlative forms are functioning as independent adjectives to an increasing extent.

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Etymology

Presumably from the accusative suffix -n.

[edit] Preposition

na

1. Preposition introducing an accusative phrase.

[edit] Usage notes

Unofficial; it is at least passively recognized by Esperantists on the internet. Usage is not recommended where the accusative suffix is possible (on nouns and adjectives), but where it is not: numerals (unu "one"), particles (iom "some", ties "that one's"), letters (J), titles of books, and quotations.

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Etymology 1

From contraction of preposition en (“‘in’”) + feminine article a (“‘the’”)

[edit] Contraction

na f. (masculine no, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nas)

1. in the

[edit] Etymology 2

From a mutation of a.

[edit] Pronoun

na f. (accusative)

1. Mutated form of a. (her)

[edit] Usage notes

The n- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -u or a diphthong, and is suffixed to the preceding word

[edit] Related terms

• a
• la
• no

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[edit] German

[edit] Interjection

na

1. well!

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnɒ/

[edit] Interjection

na

1. well, so, hey

   Na, nem baj. - Well, no problem.

   "Itt van Péter." - "Na és?" - "Peter is here." - "So what?" / So?

   Na, gyerünk! - Alright, let's go!

   Na, ne mondj ilyet! - Hey, don't say that!

   Na, ez fáj! - Hey, that hurts!

[edit] Derived terms

• nahát
• nana
• naná

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Article

na (definite article)

1. the (nominative plural)
2. the (genitive feminine singular)
3. the (genitive plural)
4. the (dative plural)

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[edit] Japanese

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology 1

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 奈 in the cursive sōsho style.

[edit] Hiragana character

na (romaji [[{{{rom}}}]])

1. The /na/ syllable.
2. The twenty-first character in the gojūon ordering of hiragana. The previous character is と and the next character is に. The equivalent katakana character is ナ.

[edit] Related terms

• For a list of words starting with な (na) see: Special:Allpages/な

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Noun

na (hiragana な)

1. 名: a name
2. 菜: vegetables, greens

[edit] Etymology 3

[edit] Particle

na (hiragana な)

1. (masculine, emphatic) indicates emotion or emphasis; added at the end of a sentence
2. the copula particle used after quasi-adjectives (形容動詞, けいようどうし, keiyōdōshi) to make them function as adjectives.

   変な人。

   へんなひと。

   Hen na hito.

   A strange person.

3. (added to the dictionary form verb) used to indicate prohibition; don't

   行くな！

   いくな！

   Iku na!

   Don't go!

   ウィキペディアを引用するな。

   ウィキペディアをいんようするな。

   Uikipedia o in'yō suru na.

   Don't quote Wikipedia.

[edit] Derived terms

• 気にするな (きにするな, ki ni suru na)

[edit] Etymology 4

A shortened form of なさい (nasai).

[edit] Particle

na (hiragana な)

1. an imperative or command

   あっちへ行きな、ぼうや。

   あっちへいきな、ぼうや。

   Acchi e ikina, bōya.

   Out of the way boy!

   座りなよ。

   すわり'。

   Suwarina yo.

   Have a seat.

[edit] Usage notes

• A casual way of issuing commands; attached to the stem of verbs:

  食べな (たべな, tabena); eat!

[edit] Synonyms

• (imperative): 下さい (ください, kudasai); ちょうだい (chōdai) (usually used be females); なさい (nasai) (soft but firm)

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[edit] Kurdish

[edit] Interjection

na

1. no (used to show disagreement or negation)

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Verb form

na

1. Singular imperative of nare., swim!

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[edit] Lojban

[edit] Cmavo

na (rafsi nar)

1. Indicates the negation of a sentence.

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Verb

na (Pinyin ná)

1. take

[edit] Pronoun

na (Pinyin nà)

1. that

   na ben shu mài duoshao qian? (nà běn shū mài duōshao qián? 那本书卖多少钱?) — How much is that book?

[edit] Derived terms

• na4ge5

[edit] Pronoun

na (Pinyin nǎ)

1. which?; what?; how?

   ni xiang mǎi na ben shu? "Which book do you want to buy?"

[edit] Derived terms

• na3ge5

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Pinyin

na (form of na0 or na5)

1. 哪: which? where? how?

[edit] Pinyin syllable

na

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, nā, ná, nǎ, or nà.

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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[edit] Northern Sami

[edit] Adverb

na

1. no

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[edit] Ojibwe

[edit] Particle

na

1. Question marker for yes/no questions. It is always placed after the first word in the sentence. If the first word ends in a vowel, use the particle na; if it ends in a consonant, use ina.

   • Giminikwe na? — Are you drinking?
   • Gigii-anokii na bijiinaago? — Did you work yesterday?
   • but: Giwiisin ina? — Are you eating?

[edit] Synonyms

• ina

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *na < Proto-Indo-European *h₂neh₃

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /na/

[edit] Preposition

na (+ locative)

1. on, in

[edit] Preposition

na (+ accusative)

1. for, by (a time, date etc.)

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Etymology

From contraction of preposition em (“‘in’”) + feminine article a (“‘the’”)

[edit] Contraction

na f. (masculine no, masculine plural nos, feminine plural nas)

1. in the

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[edit] Romani

[edit] Adverb

na

1. not

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Preposition

na

1. In his.
2. In her.

[edit] Usage notes

• As in his lenites the following word.
• As in her adds h- to the following word, if it begins with a vowel.

  Bha i na h-oifigeach. - She was an official. (literally in her official).

[edit] See also

• nad
• nam
• nan
• nar
• nur

[edit] Article

na

1. The.

[edit] Usage notes

• This is the most common plural form. The most common singular form is an. For other forms and their specific uses, see pages listed in "See also" below.
• This form is used in the genitive singular of feminine nouns beginning with a consonant.

[edit] See also

a' am an t-

nam nan na h-

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[edit] Serbian

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Preposition

na (Cyrillic spelling на)

1. on
2. at

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[edit] Sicilian

[edit] Article

na f. (indefinite, singular)

1. a, an

The Sicilian Indefinite Article
	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	un, nu	na

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[edit] Slovak

[edit] Preposition

na (followed by locative šiesty pád)

1. on (location)

na (followed by accusative štvrtý pád)

1. for (purpose)

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[edit] Slovene

[edit] Preposition

na

1. on (positioned at the upper surface of)

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From enna.

[edit] Contraction

na

1. (obsolete) en la

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[edit] Sranan Tongo

[edit] Etymology

From Dutch naar.

[edit] Preposition

na

1. to

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[edit] Swahili

[edit] Conjunction

na

1. and

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Swedish hana, accusative form of hon. In standard Swedish the corresponding dative form (henne, in Old Norse: hænni) instead has taken its place.^[1]

[edit] Pronoun

na

1. (dialectal, strongly colloquial) her; Accusative and dative of hon.

   Jo, ja' gav'na brevet.

   Yes, I gave her the letter.

[edit] Synonyms

• henne

[edit] Usage notes

Often merged with previous word. Rarely in written form unless supposed to imitate (dialectal) speech.

[edit] See also

• en

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Hellqvist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok

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[edit] Tok Pisin

[edit] Conjunction

na

1. and

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[edit] Vietnamese

[edit] Alternative forms

• mãng cầu ta

[edit] Noun

na

1. sugar-apple (Annona squamosa)

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[edit] Welsh

[edit] Interjection

na

1. no