мен
AndiEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronounEdit
мен (men)
BulgarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
мен • (men) (personal)
- Alternative form of мене (mene) (the full form of the first-person singular pronoun in the accusative case, used as the direct object of a verb); me.
- Избери мен вместо Петър.
- Izberi men vmesto Petǎr.
- Choose me instead of Peter.
- Мен ли търсиш?
- Men li tǎrsiš?
- Is it me you are looking for?
- Alternative form of мене (mene) (the first-person singular pronoun in the prepositional case, used as the object of a preposition); me.
- Ела с мен.
- Ela s men.
- Come with me.
- Не сядай до мен.
- Ne sjadaj do men.
- Don't sit next to me.
Related termsEdit
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) | |
Karachay-BalkarEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).
PronounEdit
мен • (men)
- I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
KazakhEdit
| Cyrillic | мен |
|---|---|
| Arabic | مەن |
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).
ConjunctionEdit
мен • (men)
- and
- ата мен ана
- ata men ana
- father and mother
PronounEdit
мен • (men)
- I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
- Менің Қазақстаным
- Meniñ Qazaqstanım
- My Kazakhstan
See alsoEdit
Kazakh personal pronouns
| number | person | nominative | genitive | dative | accusative | locative | ablative | instrumental |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | first | мен (men) | менің (meniñ) | маған (mağan) | мені (meni) | менде (mende) | менен (menen) | менімен (menimen) |
| second | сен (sen) | сенің (seniñ) | саған (sağan) | сені (seni) | сенде (sende) | сенен (senen) | сенімен (senimen) | |
| second (formal) | сіз (siz) | сіздің (sizdiñ) | сізге (sizge) | сізді (sizdi) | сізде (sizde) | сізден (sizden) | сізбен (sizben) | |
| third | ол (ol) | оның (onıñ) | оған (oğan) | оны (onı) | онда (onda) | одан (odan) | онымен (onımen) | |
| plural | first | біз (biz) | біздің (bizdiñ) | бізге (bizge) | бізді (bizdi) | бізде (bizde) | бізден (bizden) | бізбен (bizben) |
| second | сендер (sender) | сендердің (senderdiñ) | сендерге (senderge) | сендерді (senderdi) | сендерде (senderde) | сендерден (senderden) | сендермен (sendermen) | |
| second (formal) | сіздер (sizder) | сіздердің (sizderdiñ) | сіздерге (sizderge) | сіздерді (sizderdi) | сіздерде (sizderde) | сіздерден (sizderden) | сіздермен (sizdermen) | |
| third | олар (olar) | олардың (olardıñ) | оларға (olarğa) | оларды (olardı) | оларда (olarda) | олардан (olardan) | олармен (olarmen) |
KumykEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).
PronounEdit
мен • (men)
- I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
See alsoEdit
Kumyk personal pronouns
| number | person | nominative | genitive | dative | accusative | locative | ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | first | мен (men) | мени (meni) | магъа (mağa) | мени (meni) | менде (mende) | менден (menden) |
| second | сен (sen) | сени (seni) | сагъа (sağa) | сени (seni) | сенде (sende) | сенден (senden) | |
| third | ол (ol) | ону (onu) | огъар (oğar) | ону (onu) | онда (onda) | ондан (ondan) | |
| plural | first | биз (biz) | бизин (bizin) | бизге (bizge) | бизин (bizin) | бизде (bizde) | бизден (bizden) |
| second | сиз (siz) | сизин (sizin) | сизге (sizge) | сизин (sizin) | сизде (sizde) | сизден (sizden) | |
| third | олар (olar) | оланы (olanı) | олагъа (olağa) | оланы (olanı) | оларда (olarda) | олардан (olardan) |
KyrgyzEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).
PronounEdit
мен • (men)
- I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
See alsoEdit
Kyrgyz personal pronouns
Northern AltaiEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Turkic *ben. Cognate with Tuvan мен (men), Khakas мин (min), Southern Altai мен (men), Kazakh мен (men), Turkish ben, etc.
PronounEdit
мен • (men)
- I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
RussianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
мен • (men) f inan pl
Southern AltaiEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).
PronounEdit
мен • (men)
TofaEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Turkic *ben. Cognate with Tuvan мен (men), Khakas мин (min), Southern Altai мен (men), Kazakh мен (men), Turkish ben, etc.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
мен (men)
- I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Turkic [Term?]. Cognate with Tuvan мен (men), Old Turkic 𐰢𐰤 (mn²), etc.
PronunciationEdit
ParticleEdit
мен (men)
- First-person singular predicative particle, used after predicates.
See alsoEdit
- -м (-m)
TuvanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Turkic *ben. Cognate with Tofa мен (men), Khakas мин (min), Southern Altai мен (men), Kazakh мен (men), Turkish ben.
PronounEdit
мен • (men)
- I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
See alsoEdit
Tuvan personal pronouns
| number | person | nominative | genitive | accusative | dative | locative | ablative | allative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | first | мен (men) | мээң (meeñ) | мени (meni) | меңээ (meñee) | менде (mende) | менден (menden) | менче (mençe) |
| second | сен (sen) | сээң (seeñ) | сени (seni) | сеңээ (señee) | сенде (sende) | сенден (senden) | сенче (sençe) | |
| second (formal) | силер (siler) | силерниң (silerniñ) | силерни (silerni) | силерге (silerge) | силерде (silerde) | силерден (silerden) | силерже (silerje) | |
| third | ол (ol) | ооң (ooñ) | ону (onu) | аңаа (añaa) | ында (ında) | оон (oon) | олче (olçe) | |
| plural | first | бис (bis) | бистиң (bistiñ) | бисти (bisti) | биске (biske) | бисте (biste) | бистен (bisten) | бисче (bisçe) |
| second | силер (siler) | силерниң (silerniñ) | силерни (silerni) | силерге (silerge) | силерде (silerde) | силерден (silerden) | силерже (silerje) | |
| third | олар (olar) | оларның (olarnıñ) | оларны (olarnı) | оларга (olarga) | оларда (olarda) | олардан (olardan) | оларже (olarje) |
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Turkic *ben. Cognate with Tofa мен (men), Old Turkic 𐰢𐰤 (mn²).
ParticleEdit
мен • (men)
- Forms the first-person singular predicative when used in conjunction with nouns, adjectives, and certain verb tenses, including the present-future and indefinite past.
- 1921, “Тоорутукг долгай тандым”:
- Тос-ла чүзүн малымайны / Доруктурза, байыыр-ла мен.
- Tos-la çüzün malımaynı / Dorukturza, bayıır-la men.
- My livestocks of nine colours / If my taiga raises them, I’ll be rich.
- 2011, “Мен — тыва мен”:
- Мен — тыва мен, / Мөңге харлыг дагның оглу мен.
- Men — tıva men, / Möñge xarlıg dagnıñ oglu men.
- I am a Tuvan, / I'm the son of the mountains capped with perpetual snow.