не то

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “not that”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʲɪ‿ˈto]

Noun

не то • (ne to)

  1. the wrong thing, the wrong one, something wrong
    Он сказа́л не то. ― On skazál ne to. ― He said the wrong thing.
    Что-то не то. ― Što-to ne to. ― Something's wrong.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see не (ne),‎ то (to).

Declension

See то (to).

Noun

не то • (ne to) n inan

  1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of не тот (ne tot)

Conjunction

не то́ • (ne tó)

  1. (colloquial) introduces an alternative outcome or a potential repercussion or, or else; lest
    Synonyms: а не то́ (a ne tó), а то́ (a tó)
    Говори́ ти́ше, не то услы́шат. ― Govorí tíše, ne to uslýšat. ― Keep your voice down before they hear us.
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