ne
adverb (French «ne», part of «ne … pas» = not); abbreviation (NE = north-east) — not an English word
Everyday
- (French) «Ne» is the first half of the French way to say «not»: «je ne sais pas» is «I don't know»; the word goes before the verb and «pas» goes after it. tree →
- (abbreviation) «NE» means north-east, the direction halfway between north and east, as on a compass or a map. tree →
- It is not an English word on its own; French «ne» sounds like «nuh». tree →
- In Russian, «ne» also means «not», and it goes before the verb. tree →
In the lessons
In French lessons pupils learn the negative «ne … pas» (not), «ne … jamais» (never), «ne … plus» (no more) and «ne … rien» (nothing). In everyday spoken French people often drop «ne» and just say «je sais pas». In geography lessons «NE» is a compass point: «the wind blew from the NE».
Examples
- «Je ne parle pas allemand» means «I don't speak German». tree →
- «Il ne mange jamais de viande» means «he never eats meat». tree →
- In fast French, people often leave out «ne». tree →
- Before a vowel, «ne» becomes «n'»: «je n'aime pas». tree →
- The map showed the town to the NE of the lake. tree →
- A compass has N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W and NW. tree →
- French «ne» sounds like «nuh». tree →
Note
As a word, French, not English. «Ne» cannot make a sentence negative alone in written French; it needs a partner such as «pas». Before a vowel it becomes «n'». As a direction write «NE» in capitals or «north-east» in full. Do not confuse with «né(e)» (born), as in «née» for a woman's family name at birth.
In Jewish tradition
In French lessons pupils learn the negative «ne … pas» (not), «ne … jamais» (never), «ne … plus» (no more) and «ne … rien» (nothing). In everyday spoken French people often drop «ne» and just say «je sais pas». In geography lessons «NE» is a compass point: «the wind blew from the NE».
Examples
- Hinc jam rebus Israel inclinatis ne deficeret per sapientes Hierusalem arcanis et (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- Hinc jam rebus Israel inclinatis ne deficeret per sapientes Hierusalem arcanis et [p. 12] profundissimis sensibus literis commendatus." Johannes Pistorius. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- Modern writers are also divided in their opinions concer- ning the age of the Sefer Yetzirah. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
Note
As a word, French, not English. «Ne» cannot make a sentence negative alone in written French; it needs a partner such as «pas». Before a vowel it becomes «n'». As a direction write «NE» in capitals or «north-east» in full. Do not confuse with «né(e)» (born), as in «née» for a woman's family name at birth.
Early Modern English
Meaning
A word meaning "not" in another language, so it is not an English word. tree →
Then and now
Not an English word; in the texts it is French, Russian or Latin for "not" and sometimes a name ending.
Examples
- [354] Tak de ego ne vzat'. (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) tree →
- Hinc jam rebus Israel inclinatis ne deficeret per sapientes Hierusalem arcanis et (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- Athene (a-thee'-ne, th as in both), 43. (Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome) tree →
Note
Today: not.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «ne» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «ne» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «ne» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «ne» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «ne» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «ne» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.
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