ни

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

   Synonym: ни́то (níto)

   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

   Synonym: ни́то (níto)

   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.

Declension

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ni]

Conjunction

ни • (ni)

1. neither

   Synonym: ниту (nitu)

   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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ni]

Pronoun

ни • (ni)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ni]

Noun

ни • (ni) n

1. nu (Greek letter)

Related terms

• не (ne)

Descendants

• Old Ruthenian: ни (ni)
  • Belarusian: ні (ni)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: ни (ny)
  • Ukrainian: ні (ni)
• Russian: ни (ni)

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 ― (not) in any book, in no book

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

Noun

ни • (ni) n inan (indeclinable)

1. nu (the modern Greek letter Ν/ν)

   Synonym: (ancient or modern Greek) ню (nju)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʲi]
• Hyphenation: ни

Noun

ни • (nyi)

1. belt

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʲi]
• Hyphenation: ни

Noun

ни • (nyi)

1. (in compounds) arrow