надо

See also: надо-

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic надъ (nadŭ), надо (nado), from Proto-Slavic *nadъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nədə]
  • IPA(key): [nədɐ] (before a stressed syllable)
  • IPA(key): [ˈnadə] (when stressed)
  • IPA(key): [ˈnadɐ] (when stressed and before a stressed syllable)

Preposition

надо (nado) (+ instrumental case)

  1. (variant of над (nad) before words beginning with certain awkward consonant clusters such as мн-) above, over
    надо мнойnado mnojabove me

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old East Slavic надо (nado), надобѣ (nadobě), from dative/locative singular of надоба (nadoba), from Proto-Slavic *nadoba, from *na- + *doba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnadə]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -adə
  • IPA(key): [ˈnaː] (fast or careless speech)

Predicative

на́до (nádo)

  1. (one) must, (it is) necessary
  2. one needs, one wants, one has to
    Synonyms: надлежи́т (nadležít), необходи́мо (neobxodímo), ну́жно (núžno), тре́буется (trébujetsja), сле́дует (slédujet)
    Мне на́до уйти́.Mne nádo ujtí.I have to leave.
    Так ему́ и на́до!Tak jemú i nádo!He deserves it!
    на́до быnádo by(one) ought to
Usage notes

The word combination, не на́до, is used in combination with imperfective infinitive verbs. For example,

Не на́до печа́литься.Ne nádo pečálitʹsja.There is no need to be sad.
Не на́до держа́ть отве́т.Ne nádo deržátʹ otvét.There is no need to answer.
Не на́до бы́ло пуга́ть бе́лок.Ne nádo býlo pugátʹ bélok.There was no need to scare the squirrels.

Не на́до is translated as "can't", "mustn't", "needn't", or "don't" (negative imperative).

Descendants
  • Southern Yukaghir: надо (nado)
  • Yakut: наада (naada)

References

Southern Yukaghir

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian на́до (nádo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnado/

Predicative

надо (nado)

  1. it is necessary that

References

  • Elena Maslova (2003) A Grammar of Kolyma Yukaghir, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 26

Tundra Nenets

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *nataw.

Noun

надо (nado)

  1. brother-in-law
  2. cousin
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