ни

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni/

Pronoun

ни • (ni) (personal, possessive)

1. Short form of the first-person plural pronoun in the accusative case, used as the direct object of a verb; us.

   Не мисля, че ни видяха да идваме.

   Ne mislja, če ni vidjaha da idvame.

   I don't think they saw us come.

2. Short form of the first-person plural pronoun in the dative case, used as the indirect object of a verb; to us, for us, us.

   Бихте ли ни казали в колко часа каца самолетът?

   Bihte li ni kazali v kolko časa kaca samoletǎt?

   Could you tell us at what time the plane lands?

3. Short form of the first-person plural possessive pronoun; our.

   Първата ни спирка е Париж.

   Pǎrvata ni spirka e Pariž.

   Our first stop is Paris.

Particle

ни • (ni)

1. Used for emphasis to mean 'no thing or person'; not a, not one.

   Не обели ни дума.

   Ne obeli ni duma.

   He didn't say a single word.

   Ни един от хората, които бях поканил, не дойде.

   Ni edin ot horata, koito bjah pokanil, ne dojde.

   Not one of the people I'd invited showed up.

Conjunction

ни • (ni)

1. Used to show that a negative statement is true of two things; neither, nor.

   Това е ни в клин, ни в ръкав.

   Tova e ni v klin, ni v rǎkav.

   That is neither here nor there.

   Тя ни знае, ни се интересува какво се е случило.

   Tja ni znae, ni se interesuva kakvo se e slučilo.

   She neither knows nor cares what happened.

Etymology

Cognate to Standard Mandarin 你 (nǐ).

Adjective

ни (ni)

1. you

Noun

ни • (ni)

1. wife

Conjunction

ни • (ni)

1. neither

   Нема ни жена ни деца.

   Nema ni žena ni deca.

   He has neither a wife nor children.

Particle

ни • (ni)

1. not even

   Ни мајката не те сака.

   Ni majkata ne te saka.

   Not even your mother loves you.

   Не сакаше ни да се обиде.

   Ne sakaše ni da se obide.

   He didn't even want to try.

2. neither, either

   Ни јас не сакам да дојдам.

   Ni jas ne sakam da dojdam.

   I don't want to come either.

Pronoun

ни • (ni)

1. Short indirect object form of ние (nie).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ni]

Pronoun

ни (ni)

1. I

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ni (“nor, not”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nei, from Proto-Indo-European *nei.

Conjunction

ни • (ni)

1. not

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʲɪ]

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Conjunction

ни • (ni)

1. neither, nor

   ни он, ни она́ ― ni on, ni oná ― neither he nor she

   ни ку́шает, ни спит ― ni kúšajet, ni spit ― neither eats nor sleeps

Particle

ни • (ni)

1. not a

   ни оди́н из ста ― ni odín iz sta ― not one in a hundred

2. (between a personal pronoun and the verb in the affirmative) whatever, however

   что он ни ска́жет ― što on ni skážet ― whatever he says

   как бы он ни был бога́т ― kak by on ni byl bogát ― however rich he may be

3. (before какой, кто, что) any, no

   ни в како́й кни́ге ― ni v kakój kníge ― in any book, in no book

4. (with не) nothing

   ни на что не годи́тся ― ni na što ne godítsja ― it’s good for nothing

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ni (“nor, not”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nej, from Proto-Indo-European *ney. Compare ни-, не.

Particle

ни (Latin spelling ni)

1. (emphasizes negation) even, either

   ни ја то не знам ― even I don't know that; I don't know that either

   нисам хт(ј)ео ни да чујем за пр(иј)едлог ― I didn't even want to listen about the proposal

Conjunction

ни (Latin spelling ni)

1. neither, nor

   она није ни паметна ни(ти) марљива ― she is neither smart nor industrious

   ни трага ни гласа о .. ― not a trace about ..

   ни крив ни дужан ― completely innocent