никто
Translation of никто
никто
Meaning of никто
совсем никто и ничто; ни один человек и предмет
not any person or thing
Transcription and pronunciation of никто
никто́
stress on the 2nd syllable
- Transcription
- [nʲɪˈkto]
- In Latin letters
- nikto
Traps and common mistakes
Никто из нас знал or никто из нас не знал?
никто из нас не знал
никто needs не before the verb
Don't say никто из нас знал. Russian needs a double negative: никто из нас не знал.
Никто из нас не знал ответа.
None of us knew the answer.
никто with English translation
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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.
None of us knew the way home.
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Никто из нас не знал дорогу домой.
None of the children wanted soup.
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Никто из детей не хотел супа.
никто synonyms
What's the difference between никто and ни один
Not a single one; works for people and things.
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Questions about this word
What does никто mean?
not any person or thing
How do you pronounce никто?
никто is pronounced [nʲɪˈkto], in Latin letters “nikto”.
How is никто used in a sentence?
None of us knew the way home. Translation: Никто из нас не знал дорогу домой.
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