Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Literally, neither go nor come.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌni ˌiɾ ˌni beˈniɾ/ [ˌni ˌiɾ ˌni β̞eˈniɾ]
  • Syllabification: ni ir ni ve‧nir

Verb edit

ni ir ni venir (impersonal, third-person singular present ni va ni viene, third-person singular preterite ni fue ni vino, past participle ni ido ni venido)

  1. (impersonal, idiomatic) to be neither here nor there; to have nothing to do with it
    Ni me va ni me viene si hablan de mi
    I don't care in the slightest whether they talk about me

Conjugation edit