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Meaning of ikke | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR A1 Common

ˈeɡə

Definitions

not (negation, denial, refusal)
not (in a question, expecting a positive answer)
isn’t it so (postponed, turning an affirmative utterance into a question)

Equivalents

English not right

Kurdî not not

Examples

“Er du ikke sulten? Nej, jeg er mæt.”

Are you not hungry? No, I am full.

“Han er født i Jylland, ikke?”

He was born in Jutland, wasn't he?

CEFR level

A1

Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.

See also

ikke desto mindre ikke en pind ilde imellem imens imidlertid

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