ikke

Danish

Alternative forms

• ik'
• ikk'

Etymology

From Old Norse ekki (“not”).Cognate with Jutish itt

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekə/, [ˈeɡ̊ə], [eɡ̊ə] or IPA^(key): /ek/, [ˈeɡ̊], [eɡ̊]

Adverb

ikke

1. not (negation, denial, refusal)
2. not (in a question)

   Er du ikke sulten? Nej jeg er mæt.

   Are you not hungry? No, I am full.

Synonyms

• (negation): (rare) ej
• (isn't it so?): ikke sandt?, ikke også?

Derived terms

Derived terms

• det ved jeg ikke - I don't know (that)
• heller ikke - neither

• jeg forstår ikke - I don't understand
• slet ikke - not at all

Phrase

1. isn't it so?, right? (tag question)

   Du har da låst, ikke?

   You have locked, right?

Antonyms

• vel (for negative sentences)

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Pronunciation

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ik·ke

Pronoun

ikke

1. (informal) I, me

   Narcist in actie: Ikke, ikke, ikke en de rest kan stikken!

   Narcissist in action : me, me, me and the rest can choke!

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ekki (“not”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɪkːə/

Adverb

ikke

1. not, no

   Jeg kan ikke! ― I cannot!

2. non- or un- (usually hyphenated)

   ikke-anerkjent ― un-recognized

Derived terms

• ikke-røyker

See also

• ikkje (Nynorsk)

References

• “ikke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse ekki (“not”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈik.ke/

Adverb

ikke

1. not, negating the verb in a sentence"

Synonyms

• ække, ækki