Ни одного слова путного не сказал.
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He didn't say a single sensible word.
Where it stands
— То-то вот и есть! — That's just the trouble!
Я извинялся, да он как-то странно… I did apologize, but he was somehow strange…
Да и некогда было разговаривать. And besides, there was no time to talk.
The words in this sentence
- ни
- not a single; nor (negative particle)
- одного́
- one (gen/acc m/n of один) — один
- сло́ва
- word (gen sg) / words (nom pl слова́) — слово
- пу́тного
- sensible, worthwhile (gen/acc m) — путный
- не
- not
- сказа́л
- he said (past m of сказать, to say) — сказать
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