{"id":10622,"date":"2018-03-07T07:30:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T07:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=10622"},"modified":"2018-03-06T22:07:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T22:07:48","slug":"3-kinds-of-negation-in-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/3-kinds-of-negation-in-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Kinds of Negation in Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you tempted to use the infamous &#8220;nyet&#8221; in front of any word to make your sentences negative? Do you get confused between <strong>\u043d\u0435<\/strong>, <strong>\u043d\u0438<\/strong>, and <strong>\u043d\u0435\u0442<\/strong>? Then read on to learn some common uses of these words.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10627\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10627\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10627\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/rejection-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"woman backing away from something\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/rejection-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/rejection-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/rejection-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/rejection.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>1. \u041d\u0435\u0442<\/h2>\n<h3>Negation of the Entire Sentence<\/h3>\n<p>This is probably the most famous and the easiest of the three words. It is used to deny, reject, or negate the content of the entire utterance. <strong>\u041d\u0435\u0442<\/strong> can function as its own sentence.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2014 \u0410\u043b\u043c\u0430-\u0410\u0442\u0430\u0301 \u2014 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0446\u0430 \u041a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0445\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0430 (Almaty is the capital of Kazakhstan).<br \/>\n\u2014 \u041d\u0435\u0442, \u0410\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0301 \u2014 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0446\u0430 \u041a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0445\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0430 (No, Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan).<\/li>\n<li>\u2014 \u0422\u044b \u0432\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430 \u043d\u043e\u0301\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0444\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043c? (Have you seen the new film?)<br \/>\n\u2014 \u041d\u0435\u0442 (No, I haven&#8217;t).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2. \u041d\u0438<\/h2>\n<h3>Rejecting Both\/All Options<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u041d\u0438<\/strong>, repeated before multiple coordinated nouns, adjectives, adverbs, or verbs, signals that none of the options is true.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0423 \u043d\u0430\u0441 \u043d\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u0438 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u044c\u044e\u0301\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430, \u043d\u0438 \u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0437\u043e\u0440\u0430 (We don&#8217;t have either a computer or a TV).<\/li>\n<li>\u0415\u043b\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0438 \u0441\u0442\u0443\u0434\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0442\u043a\u0430, \u043d\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c (Elena is neither a student nor an instructor).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Saying &#8220;No Matter How&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u041d\u0438<\/strong> is used in concessive expressions that can be summarized as &#8220;whatever the circumstances.&#8221; They are usually followed by a verb. Here are some of these expressions. Note that in many cases, <strong>\u0431\u044b<\/strong> can be omitted.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u043a\u0443\u0434\u0430\u0301 \u0431\u044b \u043d\u0438<\/strong> (wherever, for destinations): \u041a\u0443\u0434\u0430\u0301 \u043d\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043c\u043e\u0301\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0448\u044c \u2014 \u043e\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0301 \u0434\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0438 (Wherever you look, there are children all around)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0433\u0434\u0435 \u0431\u044b \u043d\u0438<\/strong> (wherever, for locations): \u0413\u0434\u0435 \u0431\u044b \u043d\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u044f\u0301\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0441\u044f \u043a\u043e\u0442, \u043c\u044b \u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u043d\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0451\u043c (We&#8217;ll find the cat wherever he&#8217;s hiding)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u043a\u0442\u043e \u0431\u044b \u043d\u0438<\/strong> (whoever): \u041a\u0442\u043e \u0431\u044b \u043d\u0438 \u0441\u0442\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0301\u043b \u0432 \u0434\u0432\u0435\u0440\u044c, \u043d\u0435 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0439! (Don&#8217;t open the door no matter who may be knocking)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0447\u0442\u043e \u0431\u044b \u043d\u0438<\/strong> (whatever): \u0427\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0438 \u0434\u0435\u0301\u043b\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f, \u0432\u0441\u0451 \u043a \u043b\u0443\u0301\u0447\u0448\u0435\u043c\u0443 (Everything that happens is for the best; Russian saying)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u043a\u0430\u043a \u0431\u044b \u043d\u0438<\/strong> (however): \u041a\u0430\u043a \u043c\u044b \u043d\u0438 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044c, \u043c\u044b \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u043c\u043e\u0433\u043b\u0438\u0301 \u0434\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f (Try as we might, we weren&#8217;t able to come to an agreement)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>To Say &#8220;Not A Single X&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u041d\u0438<\/strong> followed by a noun in the genitive case means &#8220;not even a single (noun).&#8221; The noun in the sentence would normally be preceded by <strong>\u043d\u0435<\/strong> (see more <a href=\"#not\">below<\/a>).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u041c\u044b \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0301\u043d\u044f\u043b\u0438 \u043b\u0438 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0301\u0432\u0430 (We couldn&#8217;t understand a single word).<\/li>\n<li>\u0421\u0442\u043e\u0439, \u043d\u0438 \u0448\u0430\u0301\u0433\u0443! (Freeze, not a step more!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_10630\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10630\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10630\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/do-not-lean-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"No Leaning sign in the subway\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/do-not-lean-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/do-not-lean-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/do-not-lean-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/do-not-lean.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u0410\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440: Sskz &#8211; \u0441\u043e\u0431\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430, <a title=\"Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=4350045\">\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0430<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>3. \u041d\u0435<\/h2>\n<h3><a name=\"not\"><\/a>Making Sentences Negative<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u041d\u0435<\/strong> used before the predicate (often a verb) makes the entire sentence negative.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u042f \u043d\u0435 \u0436\u0438\u0432\u0443\u0301 \u0432 \u044d\u0301\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0434\u043e\u0301\u043c\u0435 (I don&#8217;t live in this house).<\/li>\n<li>\u042d\u0301\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u043a\u043e\u0301\u0448\u043a\u0430 (That&#8217;s not his cat).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Negating a Quality<\/h3>\n<p>You can also use <strong>\u043d\u0435<\/strong> to negate a specific quality, expressed by an adjective or an adverb. Whether <strong>\u043d\u0435<\/strong> is a particle that&#8217;s written separately from the word that follows or a negative prefix that is part of the word is a different subject beyond the scope of this post. More information is available <a href=\"https:\/\/lampa.io\/p\/%D0%BD%D0%B5-%D1%81-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BC%D0%B8-00000000a6f1490c3018f576c91ecace\">here<\/a> (in Russian) and <a href=\"http:\/\/russian.cornell.edu\/russian.web\/courses\/305\/Prep_Conj_Neg.htm\">here<\/a> (in English). To briefly touch upon the subject, contrasting qualities within a sentence normally warrants a space after <strong>\u043d\u0435<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u041e\u043d \u043d\u0435 \u0442\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0442\u043b\u0438\u0432\u044b\u0439, \u0430 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 (He&#8217;s not talented but diligent)<\/li>\n<li>\u041f\u0435\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0301\u0434\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0301\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e, \u0430 \u0432\u0435\u0301\u0441\u0435\u043b\u043e (You need to sing cheerfully rather than sadly)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope this helps you distinguish between the various kinds of negation in Russian. Is there any specific usage you struggle with?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/rejection-350x234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"woman backing away from something\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/rejection-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/rejection-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/rejection-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/rejection.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Are you tempted to use the infamous &#8220;nyet&#8221; in front of any word to make your sentences negative? Do you get confused between \u043d\u0435, \u043d\u0438, and \u043d\u0435\u0442? 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