ний

See also: НИИ and -ний

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nij/

Pronoun

ний • (nij) (personal)

(regional, nonstandard or poetic) Alternative form of ние (nie) (the first-person plural pronoun in the nominative case, used as the subject of a verb); we.
Ний сме по-високи от теб.
Nij sme po-visoki ot teb.
We are taller than you.

Usage notes

Ний and вий are used in the Eastern Bulgarian dialects and are not considered standard. They can also be found in poetry (see quotations) where the number of syllables is important and these pronouns are one syllable shorter than their corresponding standard forms.

Quotations

1872-73, Hristo Botev, “In the Tavern”, Nezavisimost (newspaper):
[…] ний сме синца с чаши в ръка!
nij sme sinca s čaši v rǎka!

we all have drinks in our hands!

Related terms

Bulgarian personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Accusative (direct complement)		Dative (indirect complement)		Prepositional
Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Full	Short	Full	Short	Prepositional
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)
	Second	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)
	Second	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)

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