not Definisjon på norsk

• 0 used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative -- ikke

  • Not a single person came. Ikke et eneste menneske kom.

  • It doesn’t taste good at all. Det smaker ikke godt i det hele tatt.

  • He didn’t even try to help. Han prøvde ikke engang å hjelpe.

  • Not even the kids liked the cookies. Ikke engang ungene likte kjeksen.

  • It wasn’t much fun. Det var ikke noe særlig gøy.

  • Not everyone is as smart as you are. Ikke alle er så smarte som du er.

  • I asked you not to read that. Jeg bad deg om ikke å lese det der.

  • She doesn’t like him. Hun liker ham ikke.

  • I am not leaving. Jeg drar ikke.

• 1 used to express the negative alternative to what has just been said -- ikke

  • “Is it going to rain?” “I hope not.” “Kommer det til å regne?” “Jeg håper ikke det.”

  • Do you want it, or not? Vil du ha den eller ikke?

• 2 used to ask a question to which the answer is expected to be “yes” -- ikke

  • We learned a lot, didn’t we? Vi lærte mye, gjorde vi ikke?

  • That was a good book, wasn’t it? Det var en bra bok, ikke sant?

• 3 used to make what you have just said sound less strong -- ikke at …

  • He really wants the job – not that enthusiasm is a bad thing. Han vil virkelig ha den jobben – ikke at det er noe galt med entusiasme.

• 4 (often abbreviated to n’t) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something -- ikke

  • That’s not true!

  • We’re going to London, not Paris

  • Not a single person came to the party

  • They told me not to go

  • Isn’t he coming?

  • He isn’t here

  • I didn’t see him

  • I did not see him

• 5 used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid -- ikke; dessverre

  • ‘Is he going to fail his exam?’ ‘I hope not’.

  • ‘Have you got much money?’ ‘I’m afraid not’