Russian Dictionary

не до

/ne do/

Description of не до

The structure не до + Genitive is used to express that someone can't focus on or isn't in the mood for something right now because they are busy, worried or preoccupied with other things.

1.

now's not the time for

Нам сейчас не до отпуска - нужно долги платить.

Now's not the time for a vacation - we have debts to pay.

Сейчас вообще не до этого.

Now is not the time for that at all.

Извини, мне сейчас не до этого.

Sorry, now's not a good time for that.

Сейчас вообще не до веселья.

It's really not the time for fun right now.

Нам сейчас не до разговоров.

Now's not the time for talking.

Соберись! Сейчас вообще не до слёз.

Pull yourself together! Now's not the time for tears.

Может, хватит? Сейчас вообще не до смеха!

Enough already. Now's definitely not the time for laughing!

2.

not in the mood for

Нам было не до веселья.

We weren't in the mood for fun.

Нам сейчас не до сна.

We're not in the mood for sleep right now.

Мне сейчас вообще не до еды.

I'm really not in the mood to eat right now.

Им было не до гостей.

They weren't in the mood for guests.

Мне сейчас не до шуток.

I'm not in the mood for jokes right now.

Я думаю, им не до этого сейчас.

I think they're not in the mood for that right now.

3.

have no time for

Мне сейчас не до тебя!

I have no time or patience for you right now!

Нам было не до этого.

We had no time for that.

Завтра посмотрю - пока не до этого.

I'll take a look tomorrow - don't have time for it right now.

4.

the last thing on someone's mind

Ей было не до учёбы тогда.

Studying was the last thing on her mind back then.

Мне было вообще не до этого.

That was really the last thing on my mind.

Ему сейчас не до женитьбы.

Marriage is the last thing on his mind right now.

Real-life examples for не до

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- Брату сейчас не до славы, - признается сестра мальчика Эльзара.

"My brother has no time for fame right now," admits the boy's sister, Elzara.

Komsomolskaya Pravda

Summary

  • We use не до + Genitive to express that someone is unable or not in the mood to focus on or deal with something because they are busy, worried, or have more important matters to attend to.
  • The person affected is used in the dative case (e.g., мне, тебе, нам, им).
  • The thing they can't focus on is in the genitive case (e.g., сна, веселья, этого, женитьбы).
  • It can also be used without a person to mean it's not an appropriate time to do something.