nu
no, not
Beginner Adverb
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Pronunciation
/nu/
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Cultural Note
'Nu' serves both as 'no' and as the negation particle 'not' placed before verbs. Romanian can use double negation: 'Nu am nimic' (I don't have nothing = I have nothing), which is grammatically correct in Romanian unlike in English.
📝 Example Sentences
Nu, mulțumesc.
No, thank you.
Nu știu unde este.
I don't know where it is.
Nu am timp acum.
I don't have time now.
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