мен
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Мен.
Andi
Etymology
Pronoun
мен (men)
- (women's speech) you
- Synonym: (men's speech) мин (min)
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Pronoun
мен • (men) (personal)
- Alternative form of мене (mene) (the full form of the first-person singular pronoun in the accusative case, used as the direct object of a verb); me
- Избери мен вместо Петър.
- Izberi men vmesto Petǎr.
- Choose me instead of Peter.
- Мен ли търсиш?
- Men li tǎrsiš?
- Is it me you are looking for?
- Alternative form of мене (mene) (the first-person singular pronoun in the prepositional case, used as the object of a preposition); me
- Ела с мен.
- Ela s men.
- Come with me.
- Не сядай до мен.
- Ne sjadaj do men.
- Don't sit next to me.
Related terms
Bulgarian personal pronouns
| Number | Person | Gender | Nominative (subject) |
Accusative (direct complement) |
Dative (indirect complement) |
Prepositional | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Short | Full | Short | |||||
| Singular | First | — | аз (az) | мен (men) ме́не (méne) |
ме (me) | ме́не (méne) | ми (mi) | мен (men) ме́не (méne) |
| Second | 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 | 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 | — | ни́е (níe) ний (nij) |
нас (nas) | ни (ni) | нам (nam) | ни (ni) | нас (nas) |
| Second | 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 | — | те (te) | тях (tjah) | ги (gi) | тям (tjam) | им (im) | тях (tjah) | |
Central Mansi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Pronoun
мен (men) (Konda)
Declension
This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.
See also
| Eastern Mansi personal pronouns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| 1st person | ам (am) | мен (men), менг (meng) | ман (man) |
| 2nd person | нанг (nang), нан (nan), най (naj), нян (nân) | нэй (nèj) | нан (nan) |
| 3rd person | тав (taw) | тэн (tèn) | тан (tan) |
References
- E. A. Kuzakova (2001) “мен”, in Мансийско-русский словарь (кондинский диалект мансийского языка), По рассказу П. К. Чейметова «Ворыяп хумый» («Два охотника») [Mansi-Russian dictionary (Kondinsky dialect of the Mansi language), Based on the story by P. K. Cheymetov “Ворыяп хумый” (“Two Hunters”)], Kondinsky district: local history museum, →ISBN
Kamassian
Etymology
From Proto-Samoyedic *wën.
Noun
мен (men)
Declension
| Declension of мен | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | мен (men) | менәйәʼ (menəjəʔ) | мензеӈ (menzeŋ) |
| genitive | менән (menən) | менәйән (menəjən) | мензен (menzen) |
| accusative | менәм (menəm) | менәйәм (menəjəm) | мензеӈәм (menzeŋəm) |
| allative | мендә (mendə) | менәйәнә (menəjənə) | мензеӈдә (menzeŋdə) |
| locative | меӈгән (meŋgən) | менәйәгән (menəjəgən) | мензеӈгән (menzeŋgən) |
| ablative | меӈгәʼ (meŋgəʔ) | менәйәгәʼ (menəjəgəʔ) | мензеӈгәʼ (menzeŋgəʔ) |
| instrumental | мензьәʼ (menźəʔ) | менәйәзьәʼ (menəjəźəʔ) | мензеӈзьәʼ (menzeŋźəʔ) |
| Possessive forms of мен | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | Third | |
| singular | мембә (membə) | меллә (mellə) | мендә (mendə) |
| dual | мембәй (membəj) | мелләй (melləj) | мендәй (mendəj) |
| plural | мембеʼ (membeʔ) | меллеʼ (melleʔ) | мендеʼ (mendeʔ) |
References
- Donner, Kai R. (1944) “mɛ̀ǹ”, in Kamassisches Wörterbuch nebst Sprachproben und Hauptzügen der Grammatik, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura
Karachay-Balkar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).
Pronoun
мен • (men)
- I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
Kazakh
Etymology 1
| Alternative scripts | |
|---|---|
| Arabic | مەن |
| Cyrillic | мен |
| Latin | men |
From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).
Pronoun
мен • (men)
- I (first-person singular nominative and disjunctive pronoun)
Derived terms
See also
Kazakh personal pronouns
| number | person | nominative | genitive | dative | accusative | locative | ablative | instrumental |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | first | мен (men) | менің (menıñ) | маған (mağan) | мені (menı) | менде (mende) | менен (menen) | менімен (menımen) |
| second | сен (sen) | сенің (senıñ) | саған (sağan) | сені (senı) | сенде (sende) | сенен (senen) | сенімен (senımen) | |
| second (formal) | сіз (sız) | сіздің (sızdıñ) | сізге (sızge) | сізді (sızdı) | сізде (sızde) | сізден (sızden) | сізбен (sızben) | |
| third | ол (ol) | оның (onyñ) | оған (oğan) | оны (ony) | онда (onda) | одан (odan) | онымен (onymen) | |
| plural | first | біз (bız) | біздің (bızdıñ) | бізге (bızge) | бізді (bızdı) | бізде (bızde) | бізден (bızden) | бізбен (bızben) |
| second | сендер (sender) | сендердің (senderdıñ) | сендерге (senderge) | сендерді (senderdı) | сендерде (senderde) | сендерден (senderden) | сендермен (sendermen) | |
| second (formal) | сіздер (sızder) | сіздердің (sızderdıñ) | сіздерге (sızderge) | сіздерді (sızderdı) | сіздерде (sızderde) | сіздерден (sızderden) | сіздермен (sızdermen) | |
| third | олар (olar) | олардың (olardyñ) | оларға (olarğa) | оларды (olardy) | оларда (olarda) | олардан (olardan) | олармен (olarmen) |
Etymology 2
| Alternative scripts | |
|---|---|
| Arabic | مەن |
| İske imlâ | برلان |
| Cyrillic | мен |
| Latin | men |
Haplologised variant of менен (menen), from original برلان (birlān /birlän/, attested to be pronounced as мінен (mınen)).
Conjunction
мен • (men)
Kumyk
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).
Pronoun
мен • (men)
- I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
See also
Kumyk personal pronouns
| number | person | nominative | genitive | dative | accusative | locative | ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | first | мен (men) | мени (meni) | магъа (mağa) | мени (meni) | менде (mende) | менден (menden) |
| second | сен (sen) | сени (seni) | сагъа (sağa) | сени (seni) | сенде (sende) | сенден (senden) | |
| third | ол (ol) | ону (onu) | огъар (oğar) | ону (onu) | онда (onda) | ондан (ondan) | |
| plural | first | биз (biz) | бизин (bizin) | бизге (bizge) | бизин (bizin) | бизде (bizde) | бизден (bizden) |
| second | сиз (siz) | сизин (sizin) | сизге (sizge) | сизин (sizin) | сизде (sizde) | сизден (sizden) | |
| third | олар (olar) | оланы (olanı) | олагъа (olağa) | оланы (olanı) | оларда (olarda) | олардан (olardan) |
Kyrgyz
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).
Pronoun
мен • (men) (Arabic spelling مەن)
- I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
See also
Kyrgyz personal pronouns
References
Nogai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).
Pronoun
мен • (men)
Northern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ben. Cognate with Tuvan мен (men), Khakas мин (min), Shor мен (men), Chulym мӓн (män), Western Yugur men, Tofa мен (men), Karachay-Balkar мен (men), Kumyk мен (men), Southern Altai мен (men), Kazakh мен (men), Turkish ben, etc.
Pronoun
мен • (men)
- I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
See also
- бин (bin)
References
- N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “мен”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
мен • (men) f inan pl
Shor
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).
Pronoun
мен • (men)
Southern Altai
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ben (“I”).
Pronoun
мен • (men)
Tofa
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *ben. Cognate with Tuvan мен (men), Khakas мин (min), Southern Altai мен (men), Kazakh мен (men), Turkish ben, etc.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
мен (men)
- I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic . Cognate with Tuvan мен (men), Old Turkic 𐰢𐰤 (mn²), etc.
Pronunciation
Particle
мен (men)
- First-person singular predicative particle, used after predicates.
See also
- -м (-m)
Tuvan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *ben. Cognate with Tofa мен (men), Khakas мин (min), Southern Altai мен (men), Kazakh мен (men), Turkish ben.
Pronoun
мен • (men)
- I (first-person singular subject pronoun)
See also
Tuvan personal pronouns
| number | person | nominative | genitive | accusative | dative | locative | ablative | allative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | first | мен (men) | мээң (meeñ) | мени (meni) | меңээ (meñee) | менде (mende) | менден (menden) | менче (mençe) |
| second | сен (sen) | сээң (seeñ) | сени (seni) | сеңээ (señee) | сенде (sende) | сенден (senden) | сенче (sençe) | |
| second (formal) | силер (siler) | силерниң (silerniñ) | силерни (silerni) | силерге (silerge) | силерде (silerde) | силерден (silerden) | силерже (silerje) | |
| third | ол (ol) | ооң (ooñ) | ону (onu) | аңаа (añaa) | ында (ında) | оон (oon) | олче (olçe) | |
| plural | first | бис (bis) | бистиң (bistiñ) | бисти (bisti) | биске (biske) | бисте (biste) | бистен (bisten) | бисче (bisçe) |
| second | силер (siler) | силерниң (silerniñ) | силерни (silerni) | силерге (silerge) | силерде (silerde) | силерден (silerden) | силерже (silerje) | |
| third | олар (olar) | оларның (olarnıñ) | оларны (olarnı) | оларга (olarga) | оларда (olarda) | олардан (olardan) | оларже (olarje) |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic *ben. Cognate with Tofa мен (men), Old Turkic 𐰢𐰤 (mn²).
Particle
мен • (men)
- Forms the first-person singular predicative when used in conjunction with nouns, adjectives, and certain verb tenses, including the present-future and indefinite past.
- 1921, “Тоорутукг долгай тандым”:
- Тос-ла чүзүн малымайны / Доруктурза, байыыр-ла мен.
- Tos-la çüzün malımaynı / Dorukturza, bayıır-la men.
- My livestocks of nine colours / If my taiga raises them, I’ll be rich.
- 2011, “Мен — тыва мен”:
- Мен — тыва мен, / Мөңге харлыг дагның оглу мен.
- Men — tıva men, / Möñge xarlıg dagnıñ oglu men.
- I am a Tuvan, / I'm the son of the mountains capped with perpetual snow.