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Negation and Non-Possession with Нет

Learn to express absence and non-possession in Russian using the negative existential particle нет with the Genitive singular.

A close-up, low-angle photograph of a person's hand reaching towards an empty, dark ticket window, its glass reflecting the muted, empty interior of a train station, emphasizing a sense of absence.
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28 Cards
Lesson#1
In this deck, you will learn to express absence and lack of things in Russian using the invariant word 'нет'. You will practise saying that you do not have something, that an item is absent from a location, or that a person is missing.
Lesson#2
To say that something does not exist or is absent, Russian uses the invariant word 'нет'. The missing item must always be in the Genitive singular. For example, to state that there is no bus, say 'Автобуса нет'.
Quiz#3
Translate into Russian: 'There is no bus.'

Автобуса нет

Quiz#4
Translate into Russian: 'There is no lesson today.'

Сегодня нет урока

Lesson#5
To state that an item or service is absent from a place, put the location phrase first, followed by 'нет' and the Genitive noun. For example, 'Здесь нет интернета' means 'There is no internet here'.
Quiz#6
Translate into Russian: 'There is no internet here.'

Здесь нет интернета

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