нечего
Russian
Alternative forms
- не́ча (néča) — colloquial, nonstandard
Etymology
From не (ne) + чего́ (čevó) or another case form of что (što).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnʲet͡ɕɪvə] (phonetic respelling: не́чево)
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Predicative
не́чего • (néčevo)
- there is nothing [with dative ‘for someone’ and infinitive ‘to do’]
- there is no need, it is no use [with dative ‘for someone’ and infinitive ‘to do something’]
- не́чего жа́ловаться ― néčevo žálovatʹsja ― stop complaining (literally, “it is no use complaining”)
Usage notes
- Prepositions are inserted between не (ne) and the form of что (što): не́ для чего, не́ к чему, не́ с чем.
Declension
Synonyms
- не́фиг (néfig) (colloquial, rude)
- не́хуй (néxuj), не́хер (néxer) (vulgar)