Я особо не волнуюсь.

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Breakdown of Я особо не волнуюсь.

• не: not
• волноваться: to worry
• особо: particularly; especially

Questions & Answers about Я особо не волнуюсь.

What does особо mean here?

In this sentence, особо means something like particularly, especially, or all that much.

So:

• Я не волнуюсь = I’m not worried / I’m not worrying
• Я особо не волнуюсь = I’m not particularly worried / I’m not too worried

It softens the statement. The speaker is not saying I have zero concern at all, but rather I’m not very concerned.

Why is there не before волнуюсь?

Не is the normal Russian word for not.

• волнуюсь = I worry / I’m worried
• не волнуюсь = I don’t worry / I’m not worried

In Russian, не usually goes directly before the word it negates, and here it negates the verb.

Why is волнуюсь ending in -юсь?