No. 24 in Latvian

ne

"Ne" in Latvian means "no" or "not."

In a sentence

Es negribu ēst.
I do not want to eat.
In this sentence, 'ne' is a particle used to negate the verb 'gribu', meaning 'want'.
Neviens nezina, kur viņš ir.
No one knows where he is.
Here, 'ne' is part of 'neviens' (meaning 'no one') and 'nezina' (meaning 'does not know'), indicating negation.
Nekur nav tik labi kā mājās.
Nowhere is as good as at home.
In this sentence, 'ne' is a prefix used in 'nekur', meaning 'nowhere', to express negation.

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