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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