мен

See also: мең, мөн, Мэн, мӗн, meh, MEH, and méh

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛn/

Pronoun

мен • (men) (personal)

1. 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?

2. 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 terms

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) мене (méne)	ме (me)	мене (méne)	ми (mi)	мен (men) мене (méne)
	Second	Informal	ти (ti)	теб (teb) тебе (tébe)	те (te)	тебе (tébe)	ти (ti)	теб (teb) тебе (tébe)
		Formal	Вие (Víe)	Вас (Vas)	Ви (Vi)	Вам (Vam)	Ви (Vi)	Вас (Vas)
	Third	Masculine	той (toj)	него (négo)	го (go)	нему (nému)	му (mu)	него (négo)
		Feminine	тя (tja)	нея (néja)	я (ja)	ней (nej)	ѝ (ì)	нея (néja)
		Neuter	то (to)	него (négo)	го (go)	нему (nému)	му (mu)	него (négo)
Plural	First	—	ние (níe) ний (nij)	нас (nas)	ни (ni)	нам (nam)	ни (ni)	нас (nas)
	Second	Informal	вие (víe) вий (vij)	вас (vas)	ви (vi)	вам (vam)	ви (vi)	вас (vas)
		Formal	Вие (Víe)	Вас (Vas)	Ви (Vi)	Вам (Vam)	Ви (Vi)	Вас (Vas)
	Third	—	те (te)	тях (tjah)	ги (gi)	тям (tjam)	им (im)	тях (tjah)

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Karachay-Balkar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

Pronoun

мен • (men)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

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Kazakh

Cyrillic	мен (men)
Arabic	مەن‎

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

Pronoun

мен • (men)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

See also

Kazakh personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		мен (men)	біз (biz)
2nd person	familiar	сен (sen)	сендер (sender)
	polite	сіз (siz)	сіздер (sizder)
3rd person		ол (ol)	олар (olar)

Conjunction

мен • (men)

1. and

   ата мен ана ― ata men ana ― father and mother

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Kyrgyz

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

Pronoun

мен • (men)

1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

See also

Kyrgyz personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		мен (men)	биз (biz)
2nd person	familiar	сен (sen)	силер (siler)
	polite	сиз (siz)	сиздер (sizder)
3rd person		ал (al)	алар (alar)

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Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ben. Cognate with Tuvan мен (män), Khakas мин (min), Southern Altai мен (men), Kazakh мен (men), Turkish ben, etc.

Pronoun

мен • (men)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲen]

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Noun

мен • (men) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of ме́на (ména)

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Tofa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *ben. Cognate with Tuvan мен (män), Khakas мин (min), Southern Altai мен (men), Kazakh мен (men), Turkish ben, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲen]

Pronoun

мен (men)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic [Term?]. Cognate with Tuvan мен (män), Old Turkic 𐰢𐰤‎ (mn²), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲen]

Particle

мен (men)

1. First-person singular predicative particle, used after predicates.

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Tuvan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *ben. Cognate with Tofa мен (men), Khakas мин (min), Southern Altai мен (men), Kazakh мен (men), Turkish ben, etc.

Pronoun

мен • (män)

1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic [Term?]. Cognate with Tofa мен (men), Old Turkic 𐰢𐰤‎ (mn²), etc.

Particle

мен • (män)

1. First-person singular predicative particle, used after predicates, including verbs only in present-future tense
   • (Can we date this quote?) “Тоорутуг долгай тандым”:

     Тооруктуг долгай тандым / Долганзымза, тодар-ла мен. / Тос-ла чүзүн малымайны / Доруктурза, байыыр-ла мен.

     Tooruktug dolgay tandım / Dolganzımza, todar-la män. / Tos-la čüzün malımaynı / Dorukturza, bayıır-la män.

     My forest full of nuts / If I wander it around, I’ll be satisfied. / My livestocks of nine colours / If I breed them, I’ll be rich.

   • (Can we date this quote?) “Мен — тыва мен”:

     Мен — тыва мен, / Мөңге харлыг дагның оглу мен. / Мен — тыва мен, / Мөңгүн суглуг чурттуң төлү мен.

     Män — tıva män, / Möŋgä harlıg dagnıŋ oglu män. / Män — tıva män, / Möŋgün suglug čurttuŋ tölü män.

     I’m a Tuvan, / I’m the son of the eternal snow-capped mountains. / I’m a Tuvan, / I’m the child of the country of silver waters.