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)

  1. there is nothing [with dative ‘for someone’ and infinitive ‘to do’]
    мне не́чего де́латьmne néčevo délatʹthere is nothing for me to do
  2. there is no need, it is no use [with dative ‘for someone’ and infinitive ‘to do something’]
    не́чего жа́ловатьсяnéčevo žálovatʹsjastop 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)

See also