никто

Old Church Slavonic

Pronoun

никто • (nikto)

  1. alternative form of никъто (nikŭto)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic никъто (nikŭto), from Proto-Slavic *nikъto. By surface analysis, ни (ni) +‎ кто (kto).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʲɪkˈto]
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Pronoun

никто́ • (niktó) m

  1. (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.

Declension

Declension of никто́  
nominative никто́
niktó
genitive никого́
nikovó
dative никому́
nikomú
accusative никого́
nikovó
instrumental нике́м
nikém
prepositional ни о ко́м
ni o kóm

See also

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