Это неправда.

That is not true.

Breakdown of Это неправда.

• это: this
• неправда: the untruth; that is not true

Questions & Answers about Это неправда.

Why is there no word for is in Это неправда?

In Russian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So where English says:

• This is not true
• That is not true

Russian simply says:

• Это неправда

A full present-tense есть would sound unnatural here. Russian normally does not use it in sentences like this.

What does это mean here?

Это usually means this, that, or sometimes it, depending on context.

In Это неправда, it points to some statement, idea, or situation and means something like:

• this
• that
• it

So это is referring to whatever was just said or mentioned.

What exactly is неправда grammatically?