n-words

Nearly adv = baut (see also about)

Need verb (See also Need language lesson)

  • need (an item) = braucha
    Miah awl braucha encouragement grawt nau.
    Ich brauch en pencil.
  • need (to do something) = missa / sedda (as in, must / should)
    Miah missa sobbah essa.
    Si sedda middawk essa.

Negatives

  • No = nay (only used to answer questions)
  • No / none = kenn (none, not any — used with a noun)
    kenn maemm
    kenn shtauves
  • No / none = kens (when used directly in front of funn)
    Kens funn si feels es si di leaders sinn.
  • Not = nett (not naett) (as in opposite of something)
  • Never = nee nett | selayva nett (See also Never language lesson)

Necessary = nohtvendich (not nohdvendich)

Neighbor noun = da nochbah

  • Neighbors noun = di nochbahra plural (not nochbra)

New Testament noun = es Neiy Teshtament

New World Translation noun = di New World Translation

New adj : (Compare with into/in)

  • neiy (with neuter nouns)
  • neiyah (with m nouns)
  • neiyi (with f nouns)

Newer adj = neiyah
Is deah neiyah es di anri?

Newest adj = neiysht

(last) Night = geshtrohvet (See also Times of day)

No longer adv = nimmi (used with a verb; Compare with anymore)
Mei bays is fabrocha un ich kann nimmi shpringa.

Words no longer (nimmi) and anymore (may) are similar. The main difference is: nimmi goes along with a verb; may can be used by itself (usually at the end of a sentence).

No one pro = nimmand (common)

Verbs that go with nimmand are conjugated for he/she/it — not they.
Nimmand vatt betzawld, avvah alli-ebbah grikt ess-sach un en blatz fa voona.

No one pro = kenni (as in not a single person/thing; often used by itself in reply and for emphasis)

Noisy adj = yachtich
Di boova sinn yachtich alli-moll es si Mt Dew henn.

None = kenn (none, not any — used with a noun)

  • None = kens (when used directly in front of funn)

Not yet. phrase = Nett noch / Noch nett
Ich voah yusht noch nett reddi fa tshaynshes macha in mei layva.

The phrase nett noch (or noch nett) can be used by itself as a sentence, or included as part of a sentence.

When used as part of a sentence, it’s usually noch nett. (See example above)

But when used by itself:

  • Nett noch tends to be positive/hopeful.
  • Noch nett tends to be used for something that the person speaking isn’t looking forward to., or when the speaker doesn’t really expect will happen.

Notice verb

  • (ich) nohdes (often used at the start of a sentence for a command)

Now days

  1. nau dawks
  2. heidich’s dawk

Nowhere = neiyetz

Number noun = da nambah

  • Numbers noun = di nambahs plural