ни за что

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Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: ни за што́)

Adverb

ни за что́ (ni za štó)

  1. for free, for nothing
    Я получи́л кни́гу ни за что́.
    Ja polučíl knígu ni za štó.
    I got the book for nothing.
  2. never, not for any reason (expressing great reluctance)
    Я ни за что́ не пойду́.
    Ja ni za štó ne pojdú.
    There's no way I'm going.
  3. for no good reason
    Она зли́тся ни за что́.
    Ona zlítsja ni za štó.
    She's angry for no reason.
  4. (not) for anything
    Он не отвеча́ет ни за что́.
    On ne otvečájet ni za štó.
    He's not responsible for anything.
    Вам не ну́жно плати́ть ни за что́.
    Vam ne núžno platítʹ ni za štó.
    You don't have to pay for anything.

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