ней
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛj/
Pronoun
ней • (nej) f (personal)
- (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- The full dative form is considered outdated and is usually substituted by the preposition на and the accusative form (На нея възложиха работата).
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) мене (méne) | ме (me) | мене (méne) | ми (mi) | мен (men) мене (méne) |
| Second | Informal | ти (ti) | теб (teb) тебе (tébe) | те (te) | тебе (tébe) | ти (ti) | теб (teb) тебе (tébe) | |
| Formal | Вие (Víe) | Вас (Vas) | Ви (Vi) | Вам (Vam) | Ви (Vi) | Вас (Vas) | ||
| Third | Masculine | той (toj) | него (négo) | го (go) | нему (nému) | му (mu) | него (négo) | |
| Feminine | тя (tja) | нея (néja) | я (ja) | ней (nej) | ѝ (ì) | нея (néja) | ||
| Neuter | то (to) | него (négo) | го (go) | нему (nému) | му (mu) | него (négo) | ||
| Plural | First | — | ние (níe) ний (nij) | нас (nas) | ни (ni) | нам (nam) | ни (ni) | нас (nas) |
| Second | Informal | вие (víe) вий (vij) | вас (vas) | ви (vi) | вам (vam) | ви (vi) | вас (vas) | |
| Formal | Вие (Víe) | Вас (Vas) | Ви (Vi) | Вам (Vam) | Ви (Vi) | Вас (Vas) | ||
| Third | — | те (te) | тях (tjah) | ги (gi) | тям (tjam) | им (im) | тях (tjah) | |
Russian
Alternative forms
- ей (jej) (when not used after a preposition)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nʲej]
Pronoun
ней • (nej) (when used after a preposition)
- dative of она́ (oná)
- instrumental of она́ (oná)
- prepositional of она́ (oná)