ни
- 1.
neither
- 2.
no
Usage info
- genitive
Examples
У учителе́й не должно быть ни люби́мчиков, ни нелюби́мых ученико́в.
Teachers should treat all their students impartially.
Fixed expressions
for nothing at all
never (not at any price); for nothing
not a single one
in no case
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.
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