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ни

daily used word (top 100)B1
  • 1.

    neither

  • 2.

    no

Usage info

  • genitive

Examples

Typical usagePRO

  • Neither…nor (correlative ни…ни)

    • ни ... ни ...

      neither ... nor

    • ни ры́ба, ни мя́со

      wishy-washy; bland

    • ни туда́ ни сюда́

      stuck; doesn’t fit anywhere

    • ни то ни сё

      so-so; neither one thing nor another

  • With не: complements and quantifiers

    • ни у кого́

      from/at nobody

    • ни с кем

      with nobody

    • ни о чём

      about nothing; on no topic

    • ни на что

      for anything (at all)

  • Strong prohibition/refusal

    • ни в ко́ем слу́чае

      under no circumstances

    • ни при каки́х обстоя́тельствах

      under no circumstances

    • ни за что

      no way; under no circumstances

    • ни за каки́е коври́жки

      not for love nor money (absolutely not)

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  • drvuquangson edited usage info 3 years ago.
  • Lisa edited word type 7 years ago.
  • Michel edited translation 7 years ago.
  • ericqaz11 edited translation 7 years ago.