No. 11 in Serbian

не

"Не" in Serbian means "no" or "not" in English.

In a sentence

Не знам како да ти помогнем.
I don't know how to help you.
Here, 'не' negates the verb 'знам', indicating that the action (knowing) is not happening.
Ово није моја књига.
This is not my book.
In this sentence, 'не' is used as part of the negation construction 'није' to indicate that the book does not belong to the speaker.
Мислила сам да то није истина.
I thought that it wasn't true.
'Не' is used within the clause 'није истина' to negate the truth of the statement.

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