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ни

See also: ні, ни-, and Appendix:Variations of "ni"

Bulgarian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronoun edit

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.
Related terms edit
Bulgarian personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Nominative
(subject) 		Accusative
(direct complement) 		Dative
(indirect complement) 		Prepositional
Full Short Full Short
Singular First — аз (az) мен (men)
ме́не (méne) 		ме (me) ме́не (méne) ми (mi) мен (men)
ме́не (méne)
Second Informal ти (ti) теб (teb)
те́бе (tébe) 		те (te) те́бе (tébe) ти (ti) теб (teb)
те́бе (tébe)
Formal Ви́е (Víe) Вас (Vas) Ви (Vi) Вам (Vam) Ви (Vi) Вас (Vas)
Third Masculine той (toj) не́го (négo) го (go) не́му (nému) му (mu) не́го (négo)
Feminine тя (tja) не́я (néja) я (ja) ней (nej) ѝ (ì) не́я (néja)
Neuter то (to) не́го (négo) го (go) не́му (nému) му (mu) не́го (négo)
Plural First — ни́е (níe)
ний (nij) 		нас (nas) ни (ni) нам (nam) ни (ni) нас (nas)
Second Informal ви́е (víe)
вий (vij) 		вас (vas) ви (vi) вам (vam) ви (vi) вас (vas)
Formal Ви́е (Víe) Вас (Vas) Ви (Vi) Вам (Vam) Ви (Vi) Вас (Vas)
Third — те (te) тях (tjah) ги (gi) тям (tjam) им (im) тях (tjah)
Bulgarian possessive pronouns
Possessor Possessee
Number Person Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural Short form
indefinite definite subject form definite object form indefinite definite indefinite definite indefinite definite
Singular First мой (moj) мо́ят (mójat) мо́я (mója) мо́я (mója) мо́ята (mójata)
мо́йта (mójta) 		мо́е (móe) мо́ето (móeto)
мо́йто (mójto) 		мо́и (mói) мо́ите (móite)
мо́йте (mójte) 		ми (mi)
Second Informal твой (tvoj) тво́ят (tvójat) тво́я (tvója) тво́я (tvója) тво́ята (tvójata)
тво́йта (tvójta) 		тво́е (tvóe) тво́ето (tvóeto)
тво́йто (tvójto) 		тво́и (tvói) тво́ите (tvóite)
тво́йте (tvójte) 		ти (ti)
Formal Ваш (Vaš) Ва́шият (Vášijat) Ва́шия (Vášija) Ва́ша (Váša) Ва́шата (Vášata)
Ва́шта (Vášta) 		Ва́ше (Váše) Ва́шето (Vášeto)
Ва́што (Vášto) 		Ва́ши (Váši) Ва́шите (Vášite)
Ва́ште (Vášte) 		Ви (Vi)
Third Masculine не́гов (négov) не́говият (négovijat) не́говия (négovija) не́гова (négova) не́говата (négovata) не́гово (négovo) не́говото (négovoto) не́гови (négovi) не́говите (négovite) му (mu)
Feminine не́ин (néin) не́йният (néjnijat) не́йния (néjnija) не́йна (néjna) не́йната (néjnata) не́йно (néjno) не́йното (néjnoto) не́йни (néjni) не́йните (néjnite) ѝ (ì)
Neuter не́гов (négov) не́говият (négovijat) не́говия (négovija) не́гова (négova) не́говата (négovata) не́гово (négovo) не́говото (négovoto) не́гови (négovi) не́говите (négovite) му (mu)
Plural First наш (naš) на́шият (nášijat) на́шия (nášija) на́ша (náša) на́шата (nášata)
на́шта (nášta) 		на́ше (náše) на́шето (nášeto)
на́што (nášto) 		на́ши (náši) на́шите (nášite)
на́ште (nášte) 		ни (ni)
Second Informal ваш (vaš) ва́шият (vášijat) ва́шия (vášija) ва́ша (váša) ва́шата (vášata)
ва́шта (vášta) 		ва́ше (váše) ва́шето (vášeto)
ва́што (vášto) 		ва́ши (váši) ва́шите (vášite)
ва́ште (vášte) 		ви (vi)
Formal Ваш (Vaš) Ва́шият (Vášijat) Ва́шия (Vášija) Ва́ша (Váša) Ва́шата (Vášata)
Ва́шта (Vášta) 		Ва́ше (Váše) Ва́шето (Vášeto)
Ва́што (Vášto) 		Ва́ши (Váši) Ва́шите (Vášite)
Ва́ште (Vášte) 		Ви (Vi)
Third те́хен (téhen) те́хният (téhnijat) те́хния (téhnija) тя́хна (tjáhna) тя́хната (tjáhnata) тя́хно (tjáhno) тя́хното (tjáhnoto) те́хни (téhni) те́хните (téhnite) им (im)
Reflexive свой (svoj) сво́ят (svójat) сво́я (svója) сво́я (svója) сво́ята (svójata)
сво́йта (svójta) 		сво́е (svóe) сво́ето (svóeto)
сво́йто (svójto) 		сво́и (svói) сво́ите (svóite)
сво́йте (svójte) 		си (si)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Slavic *ni.

Particle edit

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 edit

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.

Anagrams edit

Dungan edit

Etymology edit

Cognate to Standard Mandarin 你 (nǐ).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ни • (ni) (II)

  1. you

Erzya edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mordvinic *ńij, inherited from Proto-Uralic *niŋä (“woman, female”). Cognates include Northern Sami njiŋŋalâs, Lule Sami niŋŋēlis, Hungarian nő, Tundra Nenets не (nye).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

ни • (ńi)

  1. wife
    од ни ― od ńi ― a young wife
    • 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 68:
      Ki javovi es ninze martonzo avoľ lia marto pežeteń kis i uŕvaksty ombotse langso, te pežet teji martonzo
      Anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery

Declension edit

Indefinite declension of ни (front-vowel stem (ки) type)
singular plural
nominative ни (ńi) нить (ńiť)
genitive нинь (ńiń) —
dative нинень (ńińeń) —
ablative ниде (ńiďe) —
inessive нисэ (ńise) —
elative нистэ (ńiste) —
illative нис (ńis) —
prolative нива (ńiva) —
translative никс (ńiks) —
comparative нишка (ńiška) —
abessive нивтеме (ńivťeme) —

References edit

Lezgi edit

Etymology edit

Akin to Archi ди (di).

Noun edit

ни • (ni)

  1. a smell

Macedonian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ni.

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

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 edit

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.

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

ни • (ni)

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

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ни • (ni) n

  1. nu (Greek letter)

Nivkh edit

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

ни (ni)

  1. I

Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

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

Conjunction edit

ни • (ni)

  1. not

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Russian: ни (ni), не (ne)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ни
    Latin script: ni
  • Slovene: ni
  • Ukrainian: ні (ni)

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [nʲɪ]
  • audio(file)
  • Homophone: не (ne) (when unstressed)

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic ни (ni), from Proto-Slavic *ni.

Conjunction edit

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 edit

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

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Greek νι (ni).

Noun edit

ни • (ni) n inan (indeclinable)

  1. nu (the modern Greek letter Ν/ν)
    Synonym: (ancient or modern Greek) ню (nju)

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

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

Particle edit

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 edit

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

Tundra Nenets edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Samoyedic *ni.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [nʲi]
  • Hyphenation: ни

Noun edit

ни • (nyi)

  1. belt
Declension edit
Declension of ни (nyi) (regular)
singular dual plural
nominative ни (nyi) нихиʼ (nyixyih) ниˮ (nyiq)
genitive ниʼ (nyih) нихиʼ (nyixyih) ниˮ (nyiq)
accusative ним (nyim°) нихиʼ (nyixyih) ни (nyi)
allative нин (nyin°) нихиняʼ (nyixyinyah) нихиˮ (nyixyiq)
locative нихина (nyixyina) нихиняна (nyixyinyana) нихиˮна (nyixyiqna)
ablative нихид (nyixyid°) нихиняд (nyixyinyad°) нихит (nyixyit°)
prolative нивна (nyiwna) нихинямна (nyixyinyamna) ниˮмӑна (nyiqmăna)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Samoyedic *ńëj, from Proto-Uralic *ńële.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [nʲi]
  • Hyphenation: ни

Noun edit

ни • (nyi)

  1. (in compounds) arrow
Declension edit
Declension of ни (nyi) (regular)
singular dual plural
nominative ни (nyi) нихиʼ (nyixyih) ниˮ (nyiq)
genitive ниʼ (nyih) нихиʼ (nyixyih) ниˮ (nyiq)
accusative ним (nyim°) нихиʼ (nyixyih) ни (nyi)
allative нин (nyin°) нихиняʼ (nyixyinyah) нихиˮ (nyixyiq)
locative нихина (nyixyina) нихиняна (nyixyinyana) нихиˮна (nyixyiqna)
ablative нихид (nyixyid°) нихиняд (nyixyinyad°) нихит (nyixyit°)
prolative нивна (nyiwna) нихинямна (nyixyinyamna) ниˮмӑна (nyiqmăna)
Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 213
  • N. M. Tereschenko (2005) “ни”, in Словарь ненецко-русский и русско-ненецкий, 3rd edition, Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN
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