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ника́к

fairly common #1162B1

1.
in no way, not at all

Examples

Так просто вроде, а вот никак не запо́мню.
It seems so simple, and yet I just can't remember it.
На э́то я уж никак не рассчи́тывал.
That's something I hadn't figured on.
Остава́ться здесь никак нельзя.
Staying here isn't an option.
Он с э́тим никак не свя́зан.
He has nothing to do with it.
Я тебя никак не виню́.
I don't blame you a bit.
Э́то никак к тебе не отно́сится.
It has nothing to do with you.
Я никак не могу́ поня́ть, почему ты не пришёл на собра́ние. Неужели у тебя бы́ло что-то более ва́жное?
I can't imagine why you didn't attend the meeting. Did you have something even more important?
Дверь никак не закрыва́ется.
The door won't close.

Typical usagePRO

Not in any way (with verbs)
- ника́к не могу́
  just can’t; can’t possibly
- ника́к не понима́ю
  I just don’t understand
- ника́к не успе́ю
  I definitely won’t make it (in time)
- ника́к не удаётся
  can’t manage to; doesn’t work out
Not at all (with adjectives/nouns)
- ника́к не дово́лен
  not at all satisfied
- ника́к не свя́зано с ...
  is in no way related to ...
- ника́к не каса́ется
  doesn’t concern (someone) at all
- ника́к не специали́ст
  by no means a specialist
Impossibility/only way
- ника́к нельзя́
  absolutely not allowed; no way
- ина́че ника́к
  there’s no other way
- ника́к ина́че, как ...
  in no other way than ...
- ника́к не обойтись без ...
  cannot do without ...

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Word familyника́кPRO

ника́кin no way
other
никако́йno...at all
pronoun

Related words

See also

сло́вноlike; as if; seemingly

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Contributions

xenomurph edited translation 2 years ago.
Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.
anonymous edited translation 9 years ago.

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Wiktionary PONS bab.la Reverso

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all at in no not way