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•ʃte {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)
♢ ʒap uke• {ойлончо} there is no time
♢ ke•βətəʃte olma• uke• {ойлончо} there are no apples in the store
♢ kniga• βe•rəʃtəʒe uke• {ойлончо} the book isn't in its place
♢ mø•ŋgəʃtəʒø uke• {ойлончо} (s)he isn't at home
♢ pørte•m uke• {ойлончо} I don't have a house
♢ jolta•ʃ-βlak uke• u•lət {ойлончо} there are no friends
♢ ʒape•m uke• ə•ʎe {ойлончо} I didn't have time
♢ a mə•jən nergene•m mo•ndəʃt. nunəla•n məj uke• ula•m {ойлончо} but they forgot about me - for them I don't exist
♢ neze•rlək uke• lije•ʃ {ойлончо} there will be no poverty
♢ at͡ɕa•m uke• li•jən {ойлончо} I didn't have a father
♢ ɲimo•m əʃta•ʃ uke• {ойлончо} there's nothing to be done
♦ ojla•ʃ uke• {муткылдыш} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ ojlaʃa•t uke• {муткылдыш} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ kutəraʃa•t uke• {муткылдыш} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ kutəra•ʃ 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)
♢ kajəde• βer uke• {ойлончо} one has to go
♦ mə•jən uke• ulme•m go•dəm {наречий} in my absence
♦ təj u•ke lijme•t go•dəm {наречий} in your absence
♦ uke• lijma•ʃ {лӱм мут} absence
♦ uke• lijma•ʃte go•dəm prigoβo•rəm lukta•m {икымше спряжениян глагол} to sentence in absentia
♦ uke• li•jme go•dəm prigoβo•rəm lukta•m {икымше спряжениян глагол} to sentence in absentia
♦ uke• li•jʃe {пале мут} absent
♦ uke• lija•m {икымше спряжениян глагол} to be absent
♦ ʃko•ləʃto 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•ʎe uke•? {ойлончо} are you coming or not?
♢ tola•t gən, uʒa•t, uke• gən, uʒde• koda•t {ойлончо} if you come, you will see, if you don't. you won't
♦ uke• gən {наречий} {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• {ойлончо} 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• {ойлончо} Serge is not angry at his wife
6. that which does not exist
♦ uke• gət͡ɕ u•ləm əʃta•ʃ ok lij {муткылдыш} nothing comes from nothing, ex nihilo nihil
7. absence, lack, want, nothing, naught
♢ i•mɲe ukela•n køra• mla•ndəm kura•l əʃna• 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•dəm {наречий} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ uke• gət͡ɕ {наречий} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ uke• gə•t͡ɕən {наречий} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ uke• ʃeŋge•t͡ɕ {наречий} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ ukela•n køra• {наречий} {set phrase} for lack of, for want of
♦ uke•ʃ lukta•m {икымше спряжениян глагол} {set phrase} to bring something to naught
8. poverty, shortage
♢ jot͡ɕa• uke•m ok pa•le {ойлончо} the child doesn't know poverty
♦ uke•ʃ koda•m {икымше спряжениян глагол} {set phrase} to become poor
♦ uke•ʃke 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•ʃ {наречий} {set phrase} for free, free of charge, gratis
♦ uke• paʃa• {лӱм мут} {set phrase} waste of time
