нізащо

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Univerbation of ні (ni) +‎ за (za) +‎ що (ščo). Compare Belarusian нізашто (nizaštó), Russian ни за что (ni za što).

Pronunciation

Adverb

ніза́що (nizáščo)

  1. (with negation) not under any circumstances, no way, never
    нізащо в світіnizaščo v svitinot for anything in the world
    • 1966 , Eduard Fiker, translated by Юрій Чикирисов, Дев'ятнадцятий кілометр, translation of Kilometr devatenáct:
      До того ж, з вулиці летить стільки пилу і диму, що доводиться зачиняти обидві рами. Я б нізащо не згодилася там жити.
      Do toho ž, z vulyci letytʹ stilʹky pylu i dymu, ščo dovodytʹsja začynjaty obydvi ramy. Ja b nizaščo ne zhodylasja tam žyty.
      What's more, there's so much dust and smoke coming up from the street that you need to keep the window completely closed. No way would I ever have agreed to live there.
  2. for no apparent reason
    • 1990, Віктор Савченко, chapter 17, in Пригода на п'ятому горизонті:
      Він вийшов, не сказавши "до побачення". В нього було таке відчуття, що його нізащо образили.
      Vin vyjšov, ne skazavšy "do pobačennja". V nʹoho bulo take vidčuttja, ščo joho nizaščo obrazyly.
      He left without saying goodbye. He felt as if he had been insulted for no reason.

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