надо

See also: надо-

надо - Russian

Pronunciation

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈnadə]
  • IPA: [ˈnaː] (fast or careless speech)

Predicative

на́до (nádo)

  1. (one) must, (it is) necessary
  2. one needs, one wants, one has to

Usage notes

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

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

Descendants

надо - Southern Yukaghir

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈnado/

Predicative

надо (nado)

  1. it is necessary that

надо - Tundra Nenets

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈnʌdo]
  • Hyphenation: на‧до

Noun

надо (nado)

  1. brother-in-law (one's husband's younger brother)

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈnədo]
  • Hyphenation: на‧до

Noun

нӑдо (nădo)

  1. steep shore
Meaning and Definition of надо
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