ikke

Alternative forms

• ik'
• ikk'

Etymology

From Old Norse ekki (“not”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekə/, [ˈeɡ̊ə], [eɡ̊ə] or IPA^(key): /ek/, [ˈeɡ̊], [eɡ̊]

Adverb

ikke

1. not, -n't (negation, denial, refusal)
2. not, -n't (in a question when you want the answer to be yes)

   Er du ikke sulten? Nej jeg er mæt. - Aren't you hungry? No, I am full.

Phrase

ikke

1. isn't it so?, right? (tag question)

   Du har da låst, ikke?

   You have locked, right?

Pronunciation

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ik·ke

Pronoun

ikke

1. (informal) ik

   Narcist in actie: Ikke, ikke, ikke en de rest kan stikken!

   Narcissist in action : me, me, me and the rest can choke!

Etymology

From Old Norse ekki (“not”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɪkə/

Adverb

ikke

1. not, no

   Jeg kan ikke! ― I cannot!

2. non- or un- (usually hyphenated)

   ikke-anerkjent ― un-recognized

References

• “ikke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse ekki (“not”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈik.ke/

Adverb

ikke

1. not, negating the verb in a sentence"