нечего
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- не́ча (néča) — colloquial, nonstandard
Etymology
[edit]From не (ne) + чего́ (čevó) or another case form of что (što).
Pronunciation
[edit]Predicative
[edit]не́чего • (néčevo)
- there is nothing [with dative ‘for someone’ and infinitive ‘to do’]
- there is no need, it is no use [with dative ‘for someone’ and infinitive ‘to do something’]
- не́чего жа́ловаться ― néčevo žálovatʹsja ― stop complaining (literally, “it is no use complaining”)
Usage notes
[edit]- Prepositions are inserted between не (ne) and the form of что (što): не́ для чего, не́ к чему, не́ с чем.