не
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not
Examples
Я не хочу́ быть эгоисти́чным.
I don't intend to be selfish.
Не беспоко́йся.
Don't be worried.
Ты действительно не глуп.
You're really not stupid.
Fixed expressions
to lack; run short
not even
you're welcome
despite
not worth a straw (worthless, valueless)
willy-nilly
never
not any more
not to one's liking; dislike
(one) should not
Typical usagePRO
Basic negation
не + глаго́л
not + verb (negating an action)
не + существи́тельное
not a/an + noun (copular negation)
не прав
to be wrong (lit. not right)
Intensifiers with negation
совсе́м не + прил./нар.
not at all + adjective/adverb
во́все не + прил./сущ.
by no means + adjective/noun
далеко́ не + прил./сущ.
far from + adjective/noun
не о́чень + прил.
not very + adjective
Correlative patterns
не то́лько ..., но и ...
not only ..., but also ...
е́сли не ..., то ...
if not ..., then ...
не то что ..., а/но ...
not that ..., but rather ... / not even ...
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