uke
{particle} {noun} {adjective} [Generate paradigm] 1. no (negative answer to a question)
♢ tolat mo? uke {sentence} are you coming? no
♢ tolat mo? uke, om tol {sentence} are you coming? no, I am not
♦ uke manmaʃte {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
♢ keβətəʃte olma uke {sentence} there are no apples in the store
♢ kniga βerəʃtəʒe uke {sentence} the book isn't in its place
♢ møŋgəʃtəʒø uke {sentence} (s)he isn't at home
♢ pørtem uke {sentence} I don't have a house
♢ joltaʃ-βlak uke ulət {sentence} there are no friends
♢ ʒapem uke əʎe {sentence} I didn't have time
♢ a məjən nergenem mondəʃt. nunəlan məj uke ulam {sentence} but they forgot about me - for them I don't exist
♢ nezerlək uke lijeʃ {sentence} there will be no poverty
♢ at͡ɕam uke lijən {sentence} I didn't have a father
♢ ɲimom əʃtaʃ uke {sentence} there's nothing to be done
♦ ojlaʃ uke {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ ojlaʃat uke {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ kutəraʃat uke {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ kutəraʃ 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
♦ məjən uke ulmem godəm {adverb} in my absence
♦ təj uke lijmet godəm {adverb} in your absence
♦ uke lijmaʃ {noun} absence
♦ uke lijmaʃte godəm prigoβorəm luktam {verb I} to sentence in absentia
♦ uke lijme godəm prigoβorəm luktam {verb I} to sentence in absentia
♦ uke lijʃe {adjective} absent
♦ uke lijam {verb I} to be absent
♦ ʃkoləʃto uke lijam {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)
♢ tolat aʎe uke? {sentence} are you coming or not?
♢ tolat gən, uʒat, uke gən, uʒde kodat {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
♢ kurʒmo nergen ʃonəʃaʃat 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 βatəʒlan sərəmaʃ uke {sentence} Serge is not angry at his wife
6. that which does not exist
♦ uke gət͡ɕ uləm əʃtaʃ ok lij {phrase} nothing comes from nothing, ex nihilo nihil
7. absence, lack, want, nothing, naught
♢ imɲe ukelan køra mlandəm kural əʃna kert {sentence} we couldn't plough the land for want of a horse
♦ ukelan sudat uke {phrase} there's nothing to be done about it, so be it
♦ uke godəm {adverb} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ uke gət͡ɕ {adverb} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ uke gət͡ɕən {adverb} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ uke ʃeŋget͡ɕ {adverb} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ ukelan køra {adverb} {set phrase} for lack of, for want of
♦ ukeʃ luktam {verb I} {set phrase} to bring something to naught
8. poverty, shortage
♢ jot͡ɕa ukem ok pale {sentence} the child doesn't know poverty
♦ ukeʃ kodam {verb I} {set phrase} to become poor
♦ ukeʃke kodam {verb I} {set phrase} to become poor
9. nonsense
♦ ukem ojlem {verb II} to talk nonsense
10. nonexistent (A.E.) non-existent (B.E.), absent
♦ uke mlande {adverb} nonexistent land, land that does not exist
♦ uke ak dene {adverb} {set phrase} for a giveaway price
♦ uke akeʃ {adverb} {set phrase} for free, free of charge, gratis
♦ uke paʃa {noun} {set phrase} waste of time
