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•šte {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)
♢ žap uke• {sentence} there is no time
♢ ke•βə̑tə̑šte olma• uke• {sentence} there are no apples in the store
♢ kniga• βe•rə̑štə̑že uke• {sentence} the book isn't in its place
♢ mö•ŋgə̑štə̑žö uke• {sentence} (s)he isn't at home
♢ pörte•m uke• {sentence} I don't have a house
♢ jolta•š-βlak uke• u•lə̑t {sentence} there are no friends
♢ žape•m uke• ə̑•l'e {sentence} I didn't have time
♢ a mə̑•jə̑n nergene•m mo•ndə̑št. nunə̑la•n mə̑j uke• ula•m {sentence} but they forgot about me - for them I don't exist
♢ neze•rlə̑k uke• lije•š {sentence} there will be no poverty
♢ ač́a•m uke• li•jə̑n {sentence} I didn't have a father
♢ ńimo•m ə̑šta•š uke• {sentence} there's nothing to be done
♦ ojla•š uke• {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ ojlaša•t uke• {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ kutə̑raša•t uke• {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ kutə̑ra•š 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)
♢ kajə̑de• βer uke• {sentence} one has to go
♦ mə̑•jə̑n uke• ulme•m go•də̑m {adverb} in my absence
♦ tə̑j u•ke lijme•t go•də̑m {adverb} in your absence
♦ uke• lijma•š {noun} absence
♦ uke• lijma•šte go•də̑m prigoβo•rə̑m lukta•m {verb I} to sentence in absentia
♦ uke• li•jme go•də̑m prigoβo•rə̑m lukta•m {verb I} to sentence in absentia
♦ uke• li•jše {adjective} absent
♦ uke• lija•m {verb I} to be absent
♦ ško•lə̑što 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•l'e uke•? {sentence} are you coming or not?
♢ tola•t gə̑n, uža•t, uke• gə̑n, užde• koda•t {sentence} if you come, you will see, if you don't. you won't
♦ uke• gə̑n {adverb} {set phrase} otherwise
4. (with participle in -шаш) should not, it's no good, there's no need, there's no point
♢ ku•ržmo nerge•n šonə̑šaša•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• βatə̑žla•n sə̑rə̑ma•š uke• {sentence} Serge is not angry at his wife
6. that which does not exist
♦ uke• gə̑č́ u•lə̑m ə̑šta•š ok lij {phrase} nothing comes from nothing, ex nihilo nihil
7. absence, lack, want, nothing, naught
♢ i•mńe ukela•n köra• mla•ndə̑m kura•l ə̑šna• 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•də̑m {adverb} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ uke• gə̑č́ {adverb} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ uke• gə̑•č́ə̑n {adverb} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ uke• šeŋge•č́ {adverb} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ ukela•n köra• {adverb} {set phrase} for lack of, for want of
♦ uke•š lukta•m {verb I} {set phrase} to bring something to naught
8. poverty, shortage
♢ joč́a• uke•m ok pa•le {sentence} the child doesn't know poverty
♦ uke•š koda•m {verb I} {set phrase} to become poor
♦ uke•ške 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•š {adverb} {set phrase} for free, free of charge, gratis
♦ uke• paša• {noun} {set phrase} waste of time
