“Well, I have nothing to do with it, I will fight with a brick” - a well-known children's saying, but only at a more adult age it is unlikely to help you write this verbal construction correctly. In this article, we’ll deal with how to spell “no reason.” This is a small, but for many complex point from a huge number of rules of the Russian language.
How do you spell the word "no reason"?
Most often, people write simply by ear. They hear it is "unprincipled," but the spelling is absolutely not in accordance with this option. According to the rules of the Russian language, the only correct spelling is “nothing to do with”. Separately, in three words, with a negative particle “neither” at the beginning, but not a particle “not” in any way.
In fact, it is enough to understand the lexical meaning of a given verbal construction in order not to get into a mess and write it correctly. In dictionaries, the following formulation of the meaning of this phrase is used: "a predicative colloquial evaluative phrase used to express non-involvement in anything." In simpler terms, "nothing to do with" means someone or something that has nothing to do with someone or something. That is, object A and B are not connected in any way. A more vernacular equivalent could also be the phrase "out of business."
Why not?
We found out what the spelling rules say about "no reason." But why do you need to use "neither", because we hear "nothing to do with"? A logical question, given that in all the explanations a negative “not” particle is used.
Everything is very simple. The lexical meaning of the “ni” particle is the reinforcement of negation. That is, in the case of the verbal construction of "nothing to do with", you reinforce the importance of the non-involvement of the object of the action or characteristic to someone or anything.
Spelling examples. "No reason" is wrong!
- It was the kids who scattered pencils and felt-tip pens, and their older brother and sister had nothing to do with it.
- For me there is no doubt that you have nothing to do with it.
- Good luck has nothing to do with it - the key to my success in hard work.
Good luck to all readers on the thorny path of learning the Russian language. We hope that you no longer have to ask again how to spell "no reason."