Word
Школа здесь? Нет, школа не здесь.
Meaning
Is the school here? No, the school is not here.
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Questions & Answers about Школа здесь? Нет, школа не здесь.
Where is the word for 'is' in this sentence?
Russian usually drops the verb 'to be' in the present tense. Instead of saying 'The school is here', you just say Школа здесь (School here).
What is the difference between нет and не in this sentence?
Нет means the standalone word 'no', used at the beginning to answer the question. Не means 'not', and it is used inside the sentence to make another word negative.
Why does не come right before здесь?
To make a sentence negative in Russian, you place не immediately before the word you are negating. Since we want to say the school is 'not here', не goes directly before здесь.
How do you make the first part a question without changing the word order?
Russian doesn't require you to swap words around or add helper words like 'is' or 'does' to form a yes/no question. You just write it exactly like a regular statement but add a question mark, and raise your voice's pitch on the important word when speaking.