When solid spelling is the default
Write не- solid when the modern word is not used without it or when a new quality is asserted and can often be paraphrased by a positive synonym.
- Degree words that reinforce the asserted property normally support solid spelling.
| Basis | Example | Paraphrase/evidence |
|---|---|---|
| no word without не | неле́пый, неуклю́жий | lexical item |
| new quality | неинтере́сный разгово́р | ску́чный |
| new quality | непра́вильное реше́ние | оши́бочное |
| degree assertion | о́чень неуда́чный фина́л | strongly asserts failure |
| degree assertion | кра́йне неразбо́рчивый по́черк | strongly asserts illegibility |
| short quality | Зада́ча нелегка́. | трудна́ |
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3.21 · When solid spelling is the default · table 1
no word without не · неле́пый, неуклю́жий · lexical itemnew quality · неинтере́сный разгово́р · ску́чныйMini-check
Choose: очень не/неудачный result. Give synonym evidence for неинтере́сный.
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