ни

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ni]

Pronoun

ни • (ni) (personal, possessive)

1. short form of the first-person plural pronoun in the accusative case, used as the direct object of a verb; us
   • Не мисля, че ни видяха да идваме.

     • Ne mislja, če ni vidjaha da idvame.
     • I don't think they saw us come.
2. short form of the first-person plural pronoun in the dative case, used as the indirect object of a verb; to us, for us, us
   • Бихте ли ни казали в колко часа каца самолетът?

     • Bihte li ni kazali v kolko časa kaca samoletǎt?
     • Could you tell us at what time the plane lands?
3. short form of the first-person plural possessive pronoun; our
   • Първата ни спирка е Париж.

     • Pǎrvata ni spirka e Pariž.
     • Our first stop is Paris.

Particle

ни • (ni)

1. used for emphasis to mean 'no thing or person'; not a, not one
   • Не обели ни дума.

     • Ne obeli ni duma.
     • He didn't say a single word.
   • Ни един от хората, които бях поканил, не дойде.

     • Ni edin ot horata, koito bjah pokanil, ne dojde.
     • Not one of the people I'd invited showed up.
   • Synonym: ни́то (níto)

Conjunction

ни • (ni)

1. used to show that a negative statement is true of two things; neither, nor
   • Това е ни в клин, ни в ръкав.

     • Tova e ni v klin, ni v rǎkav.
     • That is neither here nor there.
   • Тя ни знае, ни се интересува какво се е случило.

     • Tja ni znae, ni se interesuva kakvo se e slučilo.
     • She neither knows nor cares what happened.
   • Synonym: ни́то (níto)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ni⁵¹/

Adjective

ни • (ni) (II)

1. you

Noun

ни • (ni)

1. wife

Noun

ни • (ni)

1. a smell

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ni]

Conjunction

ни • (ni)

1. neither
   • Нема ни жена ни деца.

     • Nema ni žena ni deca.
     • He has neither a wife nor children.

Particle

ни • (ni)

1. not even
   • Ни мајката не те сака.

     • Ni majkata ne te saka.
     • Not even your mother loves you.
   • Не сакаше ни да се обиде.

     • Ne sakaše ni da se obide.
     • He didn't even want to try.
2. neither, either
   • Ни јас не сакам да дојдам.

     • Ni jas ne sakam da dojdam.
     • I don't want to come either.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ni]

Pronoun

ни • (ni)

1. Short indirect object form of ние (nie).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ni]

Noun

ни • (ni) n

1. nu (Greek letter)

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɲi]

Pronoun

ни (ni)

1. I

Conjunction

ни • (ni)

1. not

Pronunciation

• IPA: [nʲɪ]
• Homophone: не (ne) (when unstressed)

Conjunction

ни • (ni)

1. neither, nor
   • ни он, ни она́ ― ni on, ni oná ― neither he nor she
   • ни ку́шает, ни спит ― ni kúšajet, ni spit ― neither eats nor sleeps

Particle

ни • (ni)

1. not a
   • ни оди́н из ста ― ni odín iz sta ― not one in a hundred
2. (between a personal pronoun and the verb in the affirmative) whatever, however
   • что он ни ска́жет ― što on ni skážet ― whatever he says
   • как бы он ни был бога́т ― kak by on ni byl bogát ― however rich he may be
3. (before какой, кто, что) any, no
   • ни в како́й кни́ге ― ni v kakój kníge ― (not) in any book, in no book
   • ни на что не годи́тся ― ni na što ne godítsja ― it’s good for nothing

Noun

ни • (ni) n inan (indeclinable)

1. nu (the modern Greek letter Ν/ν)
   • Synonym: (ancient or modern Greek) ню (nju)

Particle

ни (Latin spelling ni)

1. (emphasizes negation) even, either
   • ни ја то не знам ― even I don't know that; I don't know that either
   • нисам хт(ј)ео ни да чујем за пр(иј)едлог ― I didn't even want to listen about the proposal

Conjunction

ни (Latin spelling ni)

1. neither, nor
   • она није ни паметна ни(ти) марљива ― she is neither smart nor industrious
   • ни трага ни гласа о .. ― not a trace about ..
   • ни крив ни дужан ― completely innocent

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈnʲi]
• Hyphenation: ни

Noun

ни • (nyi)

1. belt

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈnʲi]
• Hyphenation: ни

Noun

ни • (nyi)

1. (in compounds) arrow