32.1.4. gy. A1C1 (példák)

not adverb /nɒt/ 1 nem (egész mondat tagadása)

He's not fat!

I won't tell her.

I can't go.

Don't you like her?

It isn't difficult.

I'm just not interested.

He's not bad-looking!

He's not as tall as his father.

not adverb /nɒt/ 2 nem, ne (mondatrész tagadása)

I told you not to do that.

I like most vegetables but not cabbage.

"Come and play football, Dad." "Not now, Jamie."

It was Adam who said that, not Richard.

not adverb /nɒt/ 3 nem (rövid tagadó válaszokban)

"Is he coming with us?" "I hope not."

"Have you finished?" "I'm afraid not."

Phrases and idioms:

by no means; not by any means egyáltalán nem

I'm not an expert by any means.

This is by no means the end of the matter.

certainly not szó sincs róla, semmi esetre sem (rövid tagadó válasz)

"She's not exactly poor, is she?" "Certainly not."

"Will you be taking her there?" "Certainly not!"

definitely not határozottan nem (rövid nemleges válasz)

"Do you think the work will be finished by June?" "Definitely not."

far from it távolról sem, éppen ellenkezőleg (informal)

He's not handsome - far from it.

in no way/not in any way sehogy sem, semmiképpen sem

This is in no way your fault.

no way kizárt dolog (informal)

I'm sorry but there's no way we can help you.

No way will she agree to you leaving early.

not at all egyáltalán nem

"Was he a nuisance?" "No, not at all."

I'm not at all happy about it.

not really nem igazán

"So was the food good?" - "Not really."

"Did you like him?" - "Not really."

nothing of the sort/kind szó sincs róla, semmi ilyen; egyáltalán nem (tagadás hangsúlyozása)

I told him nothing of the sort.

He said that he was a legitimate businessman - in fact, he was nothing of the sort.

of course not természetesen nem, persze hogy nem

"Do you mind if I borrow your pen?" "Of course not."

on the contrary ellenkezőleg

"You're a vegetarian, aren't you?" "On the contrary, I love meat."