uke•
{particle} {noun} {adjective} [Generate paradigm] 1. no (negative answer to a question)
♢ tola•t mo? uke• {sentence} are you coming? no
♢ tola•t mo? uke•, om tol {sentence} are you coming? no, I am not
♦ uke• manma•ʃte {adverb} {set phrase} nearly, almost
2. is not, there is not, are not, there are not (used in existential, locational and possessive constructions, in third person present singular on its own, in other persons in combination with positive form of улаш or лияш)
♢ ʒap uke• {sentence} there is no time
♢ ke•βətəʃte olma• uke• {sentence} there are no apples in the store
♢ kniga• βe•rəʃtəʒe uke• {sentence} the book isn't in its place
♢ mø•ŋgəʃtəʒø uke• {sentence} (s)he isn't at home
♢ pørte•m uke• {sentence} I don't have a house
♢ jolta•ʃ-βlak uke• u•lət {sentence} there are no friends
♢ ʒape•m uke• ə•ʎe {sentence} I didn't have time
♢ a mə•jən nergene•m mo•ndəʃt. nunəla•n məj uke• ula•m {sentence} but they forgot about me - for them I don't exist
♢ neze•rlək uke• lije•ʃ {sentence} there will be no poverty
♢ at͡ɕa•m uke• li•jən {sentence} I didn't have a father
♢ ɲimo•m əʃta•ʃ uke• {sentence} there's nothing to be done
♦ ojla•ʃ uke• {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ ojlaʃa•t uke• {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ kutəraʃa•t uke• {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ kutəra•ʃ uke• {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ βer uke• {phrase} there's no way around (in combination with negative gerund); there is no place for (him/her/it), there is no room for (him/her/it)
♢ kajəde• βer uke• {sentence} one has to go
♦ mə•jən uke• ulme•m go•dəm {adverb} in my absence
♦ təj u•ke lijme•t go•dəm {adverb} in your absence
♦ uke• lijma•ʃ {noun} absence
♦ uke• lijma•ʃte go•dəm prigoβo•rəm lukta•m {verb I} to sentence in absentia
♦ uke• li•jme go•dəm prigoβo•rəm lukta•m {verb I} to sentence in absentia
♦ uke• li•jʃe {adjective} absent
♦ uke• lija•m {verb I} to be absent
♦ ʃko•ləʃto u•ke lija•m {verb I} to be absent from school, not to be in school
3. not, (or) not (used to contrast second half of sentence with first)
♢ tola•t a•ʎe uke•? {sentence} are you coming or not?
♢ tola•t gən, uʒa•t, uke• gən, uʒde• koda•t {sentence} if you come, you will see, if you don't. you won't
♦ uke• gən {adverb} {set phrase} otherwise
4. (with participle in -шаш) should not, it's no good, there's no need, there's no point
♢ ku•rʒmo nerge•n ʃonəʃaʃa•t uke• {sentence} there's no point in even think about escape
5. (with nominalization in -маш) (I/you/(s)he/...) am/are/is not
♢ serge• βatəʒla•n sərəma•ʃ uke• {sentence} Serge is not angry at his wife
6. that which does not exist
♦ uke• gət͡ɕ u•ləm əʃta•ʃ ok lij {phrase} nothing comes from nothing, ex nihilo nihil
7. absence, lack, want, nothing, naught
♢ i•mɲe ukela•n køra• mla•ndəm kura•l əʃna• kert {sentence} we couldn't plough the land for want of a horse
♦ ukela•n suda•t uke• {phrase} there's nothing to be done about it, so be it
♦ uke• go•dəm {adverb} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ uke• gət͡ɕ {adverb} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ uke• gə•t͡ɕən {adverb} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ uke• ʃeŋge•t͡ɕ {adverb} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ ukela•n køra• {adverb} {set phrase} for lack of, for want of
♦ uke•ʃ lukta•m {verb I} {set phrase} to bring something to naught
8. poverty, shortage
♢ jot͡ɕa• uke•m ok pa•le {sentence} the child doesn't know poverty
♦ uke•ʃ koda•m {verb I} {set phrase} to become poor
♦ uke•ʃke koda•m {verb I} {set phrase} to become poor
9. nonsense
♦ uke•m ojle•m {verb II} to talk nonsense
10. nonexistent (A.E.) non-existent (B.E.), absent
♦ uke• mla•nde {adverb} nonexistent land, land that does not exist
♦ uke• ak de•ne {adverb} {set phrase} for a giveaway price
♦ uke• ake•ʃ {adverb} {set phrase} for free, free of charge, gratis
♦ uke• paʃa• {noun} {set phrase} waste of time
