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adverb
  1. no; a negative answer
nounneuter
  1. a no, a nay; a negative answer or vote

Forms

noun

indefinite nominative singularnej
genitive indefinite singularnejs
definite nominative singularnejet
definite genitive singularnejets
indefinite nominative pluralnej
genitive indefinite pluralnejs
definite nominative pluralnejen
definite genitive pluralnejens

Other ways to say it

Refusing and disagreeing

  • nejnoThe plain no; on its own it is short, so add tack.
  • nej tackno thank youTurning down an offer politely: a second bun, a bag at the till.

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