No. 117 in Czech
ne
"Ne" means "no."
In a sentence
Ne, dnes nemám čas.
No, I don't have time today.
The word 'ne' is used here to explicitly express disagreement or a negative response.
Inženýr nepracoval na projektu celý měsíc.
The engineer did not work on the project for the entire month.
The word 'ne' here functions as a negation prefix for the verb, altering its meaning to express the negative.
Nejsi student této školy, že?
You are not a student of this school, are you?
In this sentence, 'ne' serves as part of the verb negation 'nejsi' (you are not).
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