uke
{частице} {лӱм мут} {пале мут} [Generate paradigm] 1. no (negative answer to a question)
♢ tolat mo? uke {ойлончо} are you coming? no
♢ tolat mo? uke, om tol {ойлончо} are you coming? no, I am not
♦ uke manmaʃte {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
♢ keβətəʃte olma uke {ойлончо} there are no apples in the store
♢ kniga βerəʃtəʒe uke {ойлончо} the book isn't in its place
♢ møŋgəʃtəʒø uke {ойлончо} (s)he isn't at home
♢ pørtem uke {ойлончо} I don't have a house
♢ joltaʃ-βlak uke ulət {ойлончо} there are no friends
♢ ʒapem uke əʎe {ойлончо} I didn't have time
♢ a məjən nergenem mondəʃt. nunəlan məj uke ulam {ойлончо} but they forgot about me - for them I don't exist
♢ nezerlək uke lijeʃ {ойлончо} there will be no poverty
♢ at͡ɕam uke lijən {ойлончо} I didn't have a father
♢ ɲimom əʃtaʃ uke {ойлончо} there's nothing to be done
♦ ojlaʃ uke {муткылдыш} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ ojlaʃat uke {муткылдыш} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ kutəraʃat uke {муткылдыш} it goes without saying, needless to say, there is no doubt, for sure
♦ kutəraʃ 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
♦ məjən uke ulmem godəm {наречий} in my absence
♦ təj uke lijmet godəm {наречий} in your absence
♦ uke lijmaʃ {лӱм мут} absence
♦ uke lijmaʃte godəm prigoβorəm luktam {икымше спряжениян глагол} to sentence in absentia
♦ uke lijme godəm prigoβorəm luktam {икымше спряжениян глагол} to sentence in absentia
♦ uke lijʃe {пале мут} absent
♦ uke lijam {икымше спряжениян глагол} to be absent
♦ ʃkoləʃto uke lijam {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)
♢ tolat aʎe uke? {ойлончо} are you coming or not?
♢ tolat gən, uʒat, uke gən, uʒde kodat {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
♢ kurʒmo nergen ʃonəʃaʃat 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 βatəʒlan sərəmaʃ uke {ойлончо} Serge is not angry at his wife
6. that which does not exist
♦ uke gət͡ɕ uləm əʃtaʃ ok lij {муткылдыш} nothing comes from nothing, ex nihilo nihil
7. absence, lack, want, nothing, naught
♢ imɲe ukelan køra mlandəm kural əʃna kert {ойлончо} we couldn't plough the land for want of a horse
♦ ukelan sudat uke {муткылдыш} there's nothing to be done about it, so be it
♦ uke godəm {наречий} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ uke gət͡ɕ {наречий} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ uke gət͡ɕən {наречий} {set phrase} out of nowhere, for no reason, ex nihilo
♦ uke ʃeŋget͡ɕ {наречий} {set phrase} in absence (of someone/something)
♦ ukelan køra {наречий} {set phrase} for lack of, for want of
♦ ukeʃ luktam {икымше спряжениян глагол} {set phrase} to bring something to naught
8. poverty, shortage
♢ jot͡ɕa ukem ok pale {ойлончо} the child doesn't know poverty
♦ ukeʃ kodam {икымше спряжениян глагол} {set phrase} to become poor
♦ ukeʃke kodam {икымше спряжениян глагол} {set phrase} to become poor
9. nonsense
♦ ukem ojlem {кокымшо спряжениян глагол} to talk nonsense
10. nonexistent (A.E.) non-existent (B.E.), absent
♦ uke mlande {наречий} nonexistent land, land that does not exist
♦ uke ak dene {наречий} {set phrase} for a giveaway price
♦ uke akeʃ {наречий} {set phrase} for free, free of charge, gratis
♦ uke paʃa {лӱм мут} {set phrase} waste of time
