uke•
{частице} {лӱм мут} {пале мут} [Generate paradigm] 1. no (negative answer to a question)
♢ tola•t mo? uke• {ойлончо} are you coming? no
♢ tola•t mo? uke•, om tol {ойлончо} are you coming? no, I am not
♦ uke• manma•šte {наречий} {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• {ойлончо} there is no time
♢ ke•βə̑tə̑šte olma• uke• {ойлончо} there are no apples in the store
♢ kniga• βe•rə̑štə̑že uke• {ойлончо} the book isn't in its place
♢ mö•ŋgə̑štə̑žö uke• {ойлончо} (s)he isn't at home
♢ pörte•m uke• {ойлончо} I don't have a house
♢ jolta•š-βlak uke• u•lə̑t {ойлончо} there are no friends
♢ žape•m uke• ə̑•l'e {ойлончо} I didn't have time
♢ a mə̑•jə̑n nergene•m mo•ndə̑št. nunə̑la•n mə̑j uke• ula•m {ойлончо} but they forgot about me - for them I don't exist
♢ neze•rlə̑k uke• lije•š {ойлончо} there will be no poverty
♢ ač́a•m uke• li•jə̑n {ойлончо} I didn't have a father
♢ ńimo•m ə̑šta•š uke• {ойлончо} there's nothing to be done
♦ ojla•š uke• {муткылдыш} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ ojlaša•t uke• {муткылдыш} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ kutə̑raša•t uke• {муткылдыш} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ kutə̑ra•š uke• {муткылдыш} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ βer uke• {муткылдыш} 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• {ойлончо} one has to go
♦ mə̑•jə̑n uke• ulme•m go•də̑m {наречий} in my absence
♦ tə̑j u•ke lijme•t go•də̑m {наречий} in your absence
♦ uke• lijma•š {лӱм мут} absence
♦ uke• lijma•šte go•də̑m prigoβo•rə̑m lukta•m {икымше спряжениян глагол} to sentence in absentia
♦ uke• li•jme go•də̑m prigoβo•rə̑m lukta•m {икымше спряжениян глагол} to sentence in absentia
♦ uke• li•jše {пале мут} absent
♦ uke• lija•m {икымше спряжениян глагол} to be absent
♦ ško•lə̑što u•ke lija•m {икымше спряжениян глагол} 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•? {ойлончо} are you coming or not?
♢ tola•t gə̑n, uža•t, uke• gə̑n, užde• koda•t {ойлончо} if you come, you will see, if you don't. you won't
♦ uke• gə̑n {наречий} {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• {ойлончо} 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• {ойлончо} Serge is not angry at his wife
6. that which does not exist
♦ uke• gə̑č́ u•lə̑m ə̑šta•š ok lij {муткылдыш} nothing comes from nothing, ex nihilo nihil
7. absence, lack, want, nothing, naught
♢ i•mńe ukela•n köra• mla•ndə̑m kura•l ə̑šna• kert {ойлончо} we couldn't plough the land for want of a horse
♦ ukela•n suda•t uke• {муткылдыш} there's nothing to be done about it, so be it
♦ uke• go•də̑m {наречий} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ uke• gə̑č́ {наречий} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ uke• gə̑•č́ə̑n {наречий} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ uke• šeŋge•č́ {наречий} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ ukela•n köra• {наречий} {set phrase} for lack of, for want of
♦ uke•š lukta•m {икымше спряжениян глагол} {set phrase} to bring something to naught
8. poverty, shortage
♢ joč́a• uke•m ok pa•le {ойлончо} the child doesn't know poverty
♦ uke•š koda•m {икымше спряжениян глагол} {set phrase} to become poor
♦ uke•ške koda•m {икымше спряжениян глагол} {set phrase} to become poor
9. nonsense
♦ uke•m ojle•m {кокымшо спряжениян глагол} to talk nonsense
10. nonexistent (A.E.) non-existent (B.E.), absent
♦ uke• mla•nde {наречий} nonexistent land, land that does not exist
♦ uke• ak de•ne {наречий} {set phrase} for a giveaway price
♦ uke• ake•š {наречий} {set phrase} for free, free of charge, gratis
♦ uke• paša• {лӱм мут} {set phrase} waste of time
