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Meaning of ne | Babel Free

Adverb
ne

Definitions

not (denoting negation)

Equivalents

English not not not not

Examples

“ne znam”

I don't know

“on je ne samo darovit, već i jako marljiv”

he is not only talented, but also very industrious

“htio-ne htio”

whether you want it or not

“da ne spavaš? / ne spavaš li? / zar ne spavaš?”

aren't you sleeping?

“ne mogu, a da ne…”

I cannot but…

“reći ne”

to say no; refuse, decline

“ne manje nego/od…”

no less than…

“ne doći”

to fail to come, not come

“… Zar ne?”

… Aren't you? (Isn't it?, Do you?, Don't you?)

“neću”

I won't

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