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 manmašte {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
♢ keβə̑tə̑šte olma uke {sentence} there are no apples in the store
♢ kniga βerə̑štə̑že uke {sentence} the book isn't in its place
♢ möŋgə̑štə̑žö uke {sentence} (s)he isn't at home
♢ pörtem uke {sentence} I don't have a house
♢ joltaš-βlak uke ulə̑t {sentence} there are no friends
♢ žapem uke ə̑l'e {sentence} I didn't have time
♢ a mə̑jə̑n nergenem mondə̑št. nunə̑lan mə̑j uke ulam {sentence} but they forgot about me - for them I don't exist
♢ nezerlə̑k uke liješ {sentence} there will be no poverty
♢ ač́am uke lijə̑n {sentence} I didn't have a father
♢ ńimom ə̑štaš uke {sentence} there's nothing to be done
♦ ojlaš uke {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ ojlašat uke {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ kutə̑rašat uke {phrase} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ kutə̑raš 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
♦ mə̑jə̑n uke ulmem godə̑m {adverb} in my absence
♦ tə̑j uke lijmet godə̑m {adverb} in your absence
♦ uke lijmaš {noun} absence
♦ uke lijmašte godə̑m prigoβorə̑m luktam {verb I} to sentence in absentia
♦ uke lijme godə̑m prigoβorə̑m luktam {verb I} to sentence in absentia
♦ uke lijše {adjective} absent
♦ uke lijam {verb I} to be absent
♦ školə̑što 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 al'e uke? {sentence} are you coming or not?
♢ tolat gə̑n, užat, uke gə̑n, užde kodat {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
♢ kuržmo nergen šonə̑šašat 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 βatə̑žlan sə̑rə̑maš uke {sentence} Serge is not angry at his wife
6. that which does not exist
♦ uke gə̑č́ ulə̑m ə̑štaš ok lij {phrase} nothing comes from nothing, ex nihilo nihil
7. absence, lack, want, nothing, naught
♢ imńe ukelan köra mlandə̑m kural ə̑šna 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 godə̑m {adverb} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ uke gə̑č́ {adverb} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ uke gə̑č́ə̑n {adverb} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ uke šeŋgeč́ {adverb} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ ukelan köra {adverb} {set phrase} for lack of, for want of
♦ ukeš luktam {verb I} {set phrase} to bring something to naught
8. poverty, shortage
♢ joč́a ukem ok pale {sentence} the child doesn't know poverty
♦ ukeš kodam {verb I} {set phrase} to become poor
♦ ukeške 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 akeš {adverb} {set phrase} for free, free of charge, gratis
♦ uke paša {noun} {set phrase} waste of time
