No. 142 in Icelandic

ekki

"Ekki" means "not" or "no" in English.

In a sentence

Ég vil ekki fara.
I do not want to go.
In this sentence, 'ekki' is used to negate the verb, indicating that the desire to go does not exist.
Þetta er ekki rétt.
This is not correct.
In this sentence, 'ekki' negates the adjective 'rétt' (correct), indicating that the correctness attribute is absent.
Ekki snúa þessu við!
Don't turn this around!
Here, 'ekki' is used in an imperative to instruct someone against performing an action, adding a prohibitive sense.

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