Bulgarian

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Pronoun

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ме́не (méne) (personal)

  1. full form of the first-person singular pronoun in the accusative case, used as the direct object of a verb; me
    Избери мене вместо Петър.
    Izberi mene vmesto Petǎr.
    Choose me instead of Peter.
    Мене ли търсиш?
    Mene li tǎrsiš?
    Is it me you are looking for?
  2. the first-person singular pronoun in the prepositional case, used as the object of a preposition; me
    Ела с мене.
    Ela s mene.
    Come with me.
    Не сядай до мене.
    Ne sjadaj do mene.
    Don't sit next to me.
  3. (dated) full form of the first-person singular pronoun in the dative case, used as the indirect object of a verb; to me, for me, me
    Кажи мене.
    Kaži mene.
    Tell me.
    Мене поръчаха да занеса писмото.
    Mene porǎčaha da zanesa pismoto.
    They ordered me to take the letter.

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  • The full dative form is considered outdated and is usually substituted by the preposition на (na) and the accusative form:
    На мене поръчаха да занеса писмото.
    Na mene porǎčaha da zanesa pismoto.
    They ordered me to take the letter.
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Bulgarian personal pronouns
nominative
(subject)
accusative
(direct complement)
dative
(indirect complement)
prepositional
full short full short
singular first person аз (az) мен (men)
ме́не (méne)
ме (me) ме́не (méne) ми (mi) мен (men)
ме́не (méne)
second
person
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
person
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 person ни́е (níe)
ний (nij)
нас (nas) ни (ni) нам (nam) ни (ni) нас (nas)
second
person
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 person те (te) тях (tjah) ги (gi) тям (tjam) им (im) тях (tjah)

Macedonian

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мене (mene)

  1. Long direct object form of јас (jas).
  2. Long indirect object form of јас (jas).

Old Church Slavonic

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Pronoun

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мене (mene)

  1. genitive of азъ (azŭ)

Declension

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Old Church Slavonic personal pronouns
nominative accusative genitive locative dative instrumental possessive
singular 1st person азъ (azŭ) мѧ () мене (mene) мьнѣ (mĭně) мьнѣ, ми (mĭně, mi) мъноѭ (mŭnojǫ) мои (moi)
2nd person тꙑ (ty) тѧ () тебе (tebe) тебѣ (tebě) тебѣ, ти (tebě, ti) тобоѭ (tobojǫ) твои (tvoi)
dual 1st person вѣ () на (na) наю (naju) наю (naju) нама, на (nama, na) нама (nama) нашь (našĭ)
2nd person ва (va) ва (va) ваю (vaju) ваю (vaju) вама, ва (vama, va) вама (vama) вашь (vašĭ)
plural 1st person мꙑ (my) нꙑ (ny) насъ (nasŭ) насъ (nasŭ) намъ, нꙑ (namŭ, ny) нами (nami) нашь (našĭ)
2nd person вꙑ (vy) вꙑ (vy) васъ (vasŭ) васъ (vasŭ) вамъ, вꙑ (vamŭ, vy) вами (vami) вашь (vašĭ)
reflexive сѧ () себе (sebe) себѣ (sebě) себѣ, си (sebě, si) собоѭ (sobojǫ) свои (svoi)

Old East Slavic

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Alternative forms

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  • мѧ ()accusative

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mene.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɛˈnɛ//mʲɛˈnʲɛ//mʲɛˈnʲɛ/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /mɛˈnɛ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /mʲɛˈnʲɛ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /mʲɛˈnʲɛ/

Pronoun

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мене (mene)

  1. accusative of ꙗзъ (jazŭ): me
  2. genitive of ꙗзъ (jazŭ): of me

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Belarusian: мяне́ (mjanjé)
  • Russian: меня́ (menjá) (Possibly through blending with accusative мѧ ())
  • Ukrainian: мене (mene)

Old Novgorodian

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Alternative forms

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  • мѧ ()accusative

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mȅne. Cognate with Old East Slavic мене (mene), Old Ruthenian мене (mene), Old Church Slavonic мене / ⰿⰵⱀⰵ (mene).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ме‧не

Pronoun

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мене (mene)

  1. genitive of ꙗꙁъ (jazŭ): of me
  2. accusative of ꙗꙁъ (jazŭ): me
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Russian

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Noun

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ме́не (ménef inan

  1. dative/prepositional singular of ме́на (ména)

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mêne/
  • Hyphenation: ме‧не

Pronoun

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ме̏не (Latin spelling mȅne)

  1. of me (genitive singular of ја̑ (I))
  2. me (accusative singular of ја̑ (I))

Declension

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Declension of мене
singular plural
nominative ја̑ ми̑
genitive ме̏не, ме на̑с, нас
dative ме̏ни, ми на̏ма, нам
accusative ме̏не, ме на̑с, нас
vocative ми̑
locative ме̏ни на̏ма
instrumental мно̑м, мно́ме на̏ма

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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  • мене́: IPA(key): [meˈnɛ]
  • ме́не: IPA(key): [ˈmɛne] (after prepositions)

Pronoun

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мене́ or ме́не (mené or méne)

  1. genitive/accusative of я (ja)

Usage notes

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The alternative form ме́не (with stress retraction onto the first syllable) is used after prepositions.