ней

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See also: нєй

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ней (nejf (personal)

  1. (dated) full form of the third-person singular feminine pronoun in the dative case, used as the indirect object of a verb, translated as to her, for her, her, when the noun is animate, and as to it, for it, it, when the noun is inanimate
    Ней възложиха работата.
    Nej vǎzložiha rabotata.
    The job was assigned to her.

Usage notes

  • The full dative form is considered outdated and is usually substituted by the preposition на (na) and the accusative form or the short form ѝ (ì):
    Възложиха работата На нея.

Възложиха ѝ работата.

Vǎzložiha rabotata Na neja. Vǎzložiha ì rabotata.
The job was assigned to her.
Bulgarian personal pronouns
nominative
(subject)
accusative
(direct complement)
dative
(indirect complement)
prepositional
full short full short
singular first person аз (az) мен (men)
ме́не (méne)
ме (me) ме́не (méne) ми (mi) мен (men)
ме́не (méne)
second
person
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
person
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 person ни́е (níe)
ний (nij)
нас (nas) ни (ni) нам (nam) ни (ni) нас (nas)
second
person
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 person те (te) тях (tjah) ги (gi) тям (tjam) им (im) тях (tjah)

Russian

Alternative forms

  • ей (jej)when not used after a preposition
  • не́ю (néju), е́ю (jéju)dated, poetic or dialectal

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Pronoun

ней (nej) (when used after a preposition)

  1. dative/instrumental/prepositional of она́ (oná)