Wiktionary

мен

See also: Мен, мӗн, мең, мөн, Мэн, -мен, and Appendix:Variations of "men"

Andi Edit

Etymology Edit

Akin to Avar мун (mun).

Pronoun Edit

мен (men)

  1. (women's speech) you
    Synonym: (men's speech) мин (min)

Bulgarian Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Pronoun Edit

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 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)

Kamassian Edit

 
Мен.

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Samoyedic *wën.

Noun Edit

мен (men)

  1. dog

Declension Edit

Declension of мен
singular plural
nominative мен (men) менәйәʼ (menəjəʔ) мензеӈ (menzeŋ)
genitive менән (menən) менәйән (menəjən) мензен (menzen)
accusative менәм (menəm) менәйәм (menəjəm) мензеӈәм (menzeŋəm)
allative мендә (mendə) менәйәнә (menəjənə) мензеӈдә (menzeŋdə)
locative менгән (mengən) менәйәгән (menəjəgən) мензеӈгән (menzeŋgən)
ablative менгәʼ (mengəʔ) менәйәгәʼ (menəjəgəʔ) мензеӈгәʼ (menzeŋgəʔ)
instrumental мензьәʼ (menźəʔ) менәйәзьәʼ (menəjəźəʔ) мензеӈзьәʼ (menzeŋźəʔ)
Possessive forms of мен
First Second Third
singular менбә (menbə) менлә (menlə) мендә (mendə)
dual менбәй (menbəj) менләй (menləj) мендәй (mendəj)
plural менбеʼ (menbeʔ) менлеʼ (menleʔ) мендеʼ (mendeʔ)

References Edit

  • Donner, Kai R. (1944), “mɛ̀ǹ”, in Kamassisches Wörterbuch nebst Sprachproben und Hauptzügen der Grammatik, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura

Karachay-Balkar Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

Pronoun Edit

мен • (men)

  1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Kazakh Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Reformed Arabic مەن‎
Cyrillic мен

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

Pronoun Edit

мен • (men)

  1. I, me (first-person singular nominative and disjunctive pronoun)
Derived terms Edit
See also Edit
Kazakh personal pronouns
number person nominative genitive dative accusative locative ablative instrumental
singular first мен (men) менің (menıñ) маған (mağan) мені (menı) менде (mende) менен (menen) менімен (menımen)
second сен (sen) сенің (senıñ) саған (sağan) сені (senı) сенде (sende) сенен (senen) сенімен (senımen)
second (formal) сіз (sız) сіздің (sızdıñ) сізге (sızge) сізді (sızdı) сізде (sızde) сізден (sızden) сізбен (sızben)
third ол (ol) оның (onyñ) оған (oğan) оны (ony) онда (onda) одан (odan) онымен (onymen)
plural first біз (bız) біздің (bızdıñ) бізге (bızge) бізді (bızdı) бізде (bızde) бізден (bızden) бізбен (bızben)
second сендер (sender) сендердің (senderdıñ) сендерге (senderge) сендерді (senderdı) сендерде (senderde) сендерден (senderden) сендермен (sendermen)
second (formal) сіздер (sızder) сіздердің (sızderdıñ) сіздерге (sızderge) сіздерді (sızderdı) сіздерде (sızderde) сіздерден (sızderden) сіздермен (sızdermen)
third олар (olar) олардың (olardyñ) оларға (olarğa) оларды (olardy) оларда (olarda) олардан (olardan) олармен (olarmen)

Etymology 2 Edit

Pre-reform Arabic برلان‎
Reformed Arabic مەن‎
Cyrillic мен

Haplologised variant of менен (menen), from original برلان‎ (/⁠birlän⁠/, attested to be pronounced as мінен (mınen)).

Conjunction Edit

мен • (men)

  1. and
    ата мен ана ― ata men ana ― father and mother

Kumyk Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

Pronoun Edit

мен • (men)

  1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

See also Edit

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)

Kyrgyz Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

Pronoun Edit

мен • (men) (Arabic spelling مەن‎)

  1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

See also Edit

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)

References Edit

Nogai Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

Pronoun Edit

мен • (men)

  1. I

Northern Altai Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Turkic *ben. Cognate with Tuvan мен (men), Khakas мин (min), Shor мен (men), Chulym мӓн (män), Western Yugur men, Tofa мен (men), Karachay-Balkar мен (men), Kumyk мен (men), Southern Altai мен (men), Kazakh мен (men), Turkish ben, etc.

Pronoun Edit

мен • (men)

  1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Russian Edit

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): [mʲen]
  • Audio(file)

Noun Edit

мен • (men) f inan pl

  1. genitive plural of ме́на (ména)

Shor Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

Pronoun Edit

мен • (men)

  1. I

Southern Altai Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).

Pronoun Edit

мен • (men)

  1. I

Tofa Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

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

Pronunciation Edit

Pronoun Edit

мен (men)

  1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Etymology 2 Edit

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

Pronunciation Edit

Particle Edit

мен (men)

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

See also Edit

Tuvan Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

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

Pronoun Edit

мен • (men)

  1. I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

See also Edit

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 2 Edit

From Proto-Turkic *ben. Cognate with Tofa мен (men), Old Turkic 𐰢𐰤‎ (mn²).

Particle Edit

мен • (men)

  1. 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.

See also Edit

  • бис (bis, first-person plural)
  • сен (sen, second-person singular)
  • силер (siler, second-person plural)
  • ол (ol, third-person singular)
  • -лар (-lar, third-person plural)
  • -м (-m)
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