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{particle} {noun} {adjective} [Generate paradigm] 1. no (negative answer to a question)
♢ толат мо? уке {sentence} are you coming? no
♢ толат мо? уке, ом тол {sentence} are you coming? no, I am not
♦ уке манмаште {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)
♢ жап уке {sentence} there is no time
♢ кевытыште олма уке {sentence} there are no apples in the store
♢ книга верыштыже уке {sentence} the book isn't in its place
♢ мӧҥгыштыжӧ уке {sentence} (s)he isn't at home
♢ пӧртем уке {sentence} I don't have a house
♢ йолташ-влак уке улыт {sentence} there are no friends
♢ жапем уке ыле {sentence} I didn't have time
♢ а мыйын нергенем мондышт. нунылан мый уке улам {sentence} but they forgot about me - for them I don't exist
♢ незерлык уке лиеш {sentence} there will be no poverty
♢ ачам уке лийын {sentence} I didn't have a father
♢ нимом ышташ уке {sentence} there's nothing to be done
♦ ойлаш уке {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ ойлашат уке {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ кутырашат уке {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ кутыраш уке {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ вер уке {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)
♢ кайыде вер уке {sentence} one has to go
♦ мыйын уке улмем годым {adverb} in my absence
♦ тый уке лиймет годым {adverb} in your absence
♦ уке лиймаш {noun} absence
♦ уке лиймаште годым приговорым лукташ (-ам) {verb I} to sentence in absentia
♦ уке лийме годым приговорым лукташ (-ам) {verb I} to sentence in absentia
♦ уке лийше {adjective} absent
♦ уке лияш (-ям) {verb I} to be absent
♦ школышто уке лияш (-ям) {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)
♢ толат але уке? {sentence} are you coming or not?
♢ толат гын, ужат, уке гын, ужде кодат {sentence} if you come, you will see, if you don't. you won't
♦ уке гын {adverb} {set phrase} otherwise
4. (with participle in -шаш) should not, it's no good, there's no need, there's no point
♢ куржмо нерген шонышашат уке {sentence} there's no point in even think about escape
5. (with nominalization in -маш) (I/you/(s)he/...) am/are/is not
♢ Серге ватыжлан сырымаш уке {sentence} Serge is not angry at his wife
6. that which does not exist
♦ уке гыч улым ышташ ок лий {phrase} nothing comes from nothing, ex nihilo nihil
7. absence, lack, want, nothing, naught
♢ имне укелан кӧра мландым курал ышна керт {sentence} we couldn't plough the land for want of a horse
♦ укелан судат уке {phrase} there's nothing to be done about it, so be it
♦ уке годым {adverb} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ уке гыч {adverb} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ уке гычын {adverb} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ уке шеҥгеч {adverb} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ укелан кӧра {adverb} {set phrase} for lack of, for want of
♦ укеш лукташ (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to bring something to naught
8. poverty, shortage
♢ йоча укем ок пале {sentence} the child doesn't know poverty
♦ укеш кодаш (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to become poor
♦ укешке кодаш (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to become poor
9. nonsense
♦ укем ойлаш (-ем) {verb II} to talk nonsense
10. nonexistent (A.E.) non-existent (B.E.), absent
♦ уке мланде {adverb} nonexistent land, land that does not exist
♦ уке ак дене {adverb} {set phrase} for a giveaway price
♦ уке акеш {adverb} {set phrase} for free, free of charge, gratis
♦ уке паша {noun} {set phrase} waste of time
