na

«na» in Mova's school dictionary: «no» or «not»: «I'm na going» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (Scottish and Northern English: na); short form in casual speech; chemical symbol Na; also a fragment of words like «gonna», «wanna»

meaning for a pupil

1) (Scotland, Northern England) «Na» means «no» or «not»: «I'm na going». tree →

2) (slang, informal) «Na» or «nah» is a casual way to say «no»: «Na, I'm fine». tree →

3) (science) Na is the chemical symbol for sodium, a soft silvery metal found in salt; it comes from its Latin name, natrium. tree →

4) As a fragment, «na» is the end of words like «gonna» (going to) and «wanna» (want to). tree →

5) (Mandarin, pinyin) «nà» means «that», and «ná» means «to take»; these are not English words. tree →

6) In a pronunciation guide, na shows how to say one syllable of a longer word. tree →

sense in the lessons

In chats and stories «na/nah» shows a relaxed, friendly «no». In Scottish stories and songs «na» or «nae» means «not». In science, Na appears in the periodic table and in salt: NaCl is sodium chloride, table salt. If you see «na» after «gon» or «wan» it is clipped speech. Also «N/A» means «not applicable» on forms – a different thing.

examples

• «Want a biscuit?» «Na, I'm full, thanks.» tree →
• Nah, I don't think it'll rain. tree →
• «I'm na feart,» said the Scottish lad, meaning «I'm not afraid». tree →
• Na is the symbol for sodium on the periodic table. tree →
• Table salt is NaCl: one sodium (Na) and one chlorine (Cl). tree →
• I'm gon-na be late! tree →
• In Mandarin, «nà ge» means «that one». tree →
• Write N/A in the box if the question does not apply to you. tree →
• Naiads (na'-yads), or Naiades (na-i'-a-deez), 166, 227. tree →

note

Mostly spoken or informal; in careful writing use «no» or «not». The symbol Na always has a capital N and small a. Do not confuse with «nay» (an old word for «no», also used when voting) or «neigh» (the sound a horse makes). «N/A» on forms means «not applicable» or «not available».

In the corpora

• na vsE DObre means all the best or take care, a nice polite goodbye to adults or for a longer parting.
• sto means a hundred, and na vsi sto means a hundred per cent.
• "vykhidni" means the weekend, as in "shcho robysh na vykhidnykh?", what are you doing at the weekend?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «na» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.