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Old Church Slavonic
Pronoun
никто • (nikto)
- Alternative form of никъто (nikŭto)
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nikъto. By surface analysis, ни (ni) + кто (kto).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
никто́ • (niktó) m
- (indefinite pronoun) nobody, no one; (with negative) anybody, anyone
- Я никого́ не зна́ю ― Ja nikovó ne znáju ― I don’t know anybody.
- Никто́ не зна́ет ― Niktó ne znájet ― Nobody knows.
- but: Ни он, ни кто друго́й не зна́ет ― Ni on, ni kto drugój ne znájet ― Neither he nor anyone else knows.
Usage notes
- Prepositions are always interposed, dividing the word in two:
- Я ни у кого́ не́ был. ― Ja ni u kovó né byl. ― I haven’t visited anybody.
- Он ни с кем не говори́т. ― On ni s kem ne govorít. ― He’s not speaking to anybody.
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