nebe-

No Longer with Nebe-

Level 3

Nebe- means no longer, not any more. Write it as part of the verb: Jis čia nebedirba. (He no longer works here.) Duonos nebėra. (There is no bread left.)

How It Works

How to build it

Put nebe- where ne- would go, joined to the verb: dirbu → nedirbu → nebedirbu; noriu → nebenoriu; galiu → nebegaliu. It works in every tense: nebebuvo (was no longer there), nebebus (will no longer be). See Negation With Ne-.

Nebėra

With yra, the two vowels merge into nebėra, just as ne + yra gives nėra: Pieno nebėra. (There is no milk left.) Jo čia nebėra. (He is not here any more.) See Negative Forms of Būti and Absence With Nėra.

The genitive after nebe-

A verb with nebe- is negated, so an accusative direct object changes to the genitive: turiu dviratį → nebeturiu dviračio, turiu pinigų → nebeturiu pinigų. See Genitive After Negation.

Reflexive verbs

When there is no lexical prefix, -si- comes straight after nebe-: mokosi → nebesimoko (no longer studies). See Reflexive -si- After a Prefix.

Nebe- or jau ne-?

Jau with a negated verb also means no longer: Jis čia jau nedirba. Both are correct; nebe- is shorter and very common. See Already and Still. The opposite prefix is tebe- (still): Jis tebedirba. See Still With Tebe-.

Examples (6)

  1. Jis čia nebedirba.

    He no longer works here.

    Word by Word: He here no-longer-works.

  2. Duonos nebėra.

    There is no bread left.

    Word by Word: Of-bread no-longer-is.

    Nebe + yra becomes nebėra; the missing thing is in the genitive.

  3. Nebeturiu jėgų.

    I have no strength left.

    Word by Word: (I) no-longer-have of-strength.

    jėgos becomes jėgų, the genitive, because the verb is negated.

  4. Man nebeskauda galvos.

    My head doesn't hurt any more.

    Word by Word: To-me no-longer-hurts of-head.

    In the accusative-object pattern taught here, skauda takes galvą; after nebe- this becomes genitive galvos.

  5. Ji nebesimoko universitete.

    She no longer studies at university.

    Word by Word: She no-longer-studies at-university.

    -si- comes right after nebe-.

  6. Vilniuje nebegyvename.

    We don't live in Vilnius any more.

    Word by Word: In-Vilnius (we) no-longer-live.

Common Mistakes

  • Translating no more word for word.

    Aš čia ne daugiau dirbu.
    Aš čia nebedirbu.

    Ne daugiau means not more in amount. For no longer, join nebe- to the verb.

  • Writing nebe and yra as two words.

    Pieno nebe yra.
    Pieno nebėra.

    Nebe- is joined to the verb, and with yra it merges into one word: nebėra.

  • Keeping the object in the accusative after nebe-.

    Nebeturiu laiką.
    Nebeturiu laiko.

    Nebe- negates the verb, so the object moves into the genitive, just as after ne-.

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Nebe- adds the meaning no longer to verbal negation.

Words in This Pattern

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