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никто

никто

Meaning of никто

совсем никто и ничто; ни один человек и предмет

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Russian[nʲɪkˈto]
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никто with English translation

никто usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

None of us knew the way home.

Никто из нас не знал дорогу домой.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

None of the children wanted soup.

Никто из детей не хотел суп.

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никто belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

никто-
яI
тыyou
онhe
онаshe
оноit
мыwe

никто synonyms

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What's the difference between никто / нет / ни один / ни одного / ничто / нисколько

🇷🇺Russian
никто

the main word: “no person”

A1Very Often

Nobody came.

Никто не пришёл.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
нет

direct negation of existence or presence

A1Very Often

He is not at home.

Его нет дома.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
ни один

emphasizes complete absence from a group

A1Often

Not a single student made a mistake.

Ни один ученик не ошибся.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
ни одного

a genitive form used after negation

A1Often

I don’t have a single question.

У меня нет ни одного вопроса.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
ничто

“nothing, no thing”; refers to objects and phenomena

A1Often

Nothing interfered with the work.

Ничто не мешало работе.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
нисколько

“not at all”, “not in any degree”; usually about quantity or degree

A1Often

I’m not tired at all.

Я нисколько не устал.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
никто-то

unnatural or colloquial-joking form; usually not used in normal speech

A1Rarely

Did nobody say that?

Это никто-то сказал?

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How to pronounce никто and what this word means

никто. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce никто

[nʲɪkˈto]

никто examples

None of us knew the way home.

никто transcription

[nʲɪkˈto]

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никто meaning: what does it mean?

совсем никто и ничто; ни один человек и предмет

никто pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

никто is pronounced as [nʲɪkˈto]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

никто definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

None of us knew the way home. Translation: Никто из нас не знал дорогу домой.

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