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