нету

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic нѣту (nětu) and нѣтъ (nětŭ). From older *не ѥ ту (it is not here), where ту (тут, also colloquial не́туть (nétutĭ)), was originally an ethical dative (-ть (-tĭ), dative -ти (-ti)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈnʲetʊ]
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Predicative

не́ту • (nétu)

(proscribed, low colloquial) there is no, there are no (+ genitive)
Измене́ний не́ту ― Izmenénij nétu ― There are no changes.

У меня́ карандаше́й не́ту. ― U menjá karandašéj nétu. ― I have no pencils. (literally, “There are no pencils with me.”)

Usage notes

The nonstandard word нету is often proscribed in favor of нет (net).

Synonyms

нет (net)

Antonyms

есть (jestʹ)

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