ниту пак / ни
Not Even and nor
Ни means "not even": Не рече ни збор. Ниту пак means "nor": Не дојде, ниту пак се јави.
How It Works
Ни, "not even". Put ни before the word you want to stress. The verb keeps its не:
- Не рече ни збор. He didn't say a single word.
- Немам ни денар. I don't have a single denar.
- Ни мајка ми не го знае тоа. Not even my mother knows that.
This is the same double negative as in никој ... не.
Ни јас, "me neither". After a negative sentence, answer Ни јас. After a positive one, answer И јас. See и јас.
Ниту пак, "nor". It opens a second negative clause, and its verb has no не: Не дојде, ниту пак се јави. (He didn't come, and he didn't call either.) Write a comma before ниту пак.
Doubled. Ни ... ни and ниту ... ниту mean "neither ... nor": see ниту ... ниту. For "let alone", see а камоли.
Two different words. Ни is also the short pronoun "us, to us": Ни рече. (He told us.) The pronoun sits right next to the verb; "not even" ни stands before the noun or pronoun it stresses. See short pronouns.
Examples (6)
- Не рече ни збор.
He didn't say a single word.
Word by Word: Not he-said not-even word.
- Немам ни денар.
I don't have a single denar.
Word by Word: Not-I-have not-even denar.
- Ни мајка ми не го знае тоа.
Not even my mother knows that.
Word by Word: Not-even mother to-me not it knows that.
- — Не сакам кафе. — Ни јас.
— I don't want coffee. — Me neither.
Word by Word: — Not I-want coffee. — Not-even I.
- Не дојде, ниту пак се јави.
He didn't come, and he didn't call either.
Word by Word: Not he-came, nor again self he-called.
- Не ми одговори, ниту пак ја прочита пораката.
She didn't answer me, nor did she read the message.
Word by Word: Not to-me she-answered, nor again it she-read the-message.
Common Mistakes
Leaving не off the verb.
Рече ни збор.Не рече ни збор.Ни needs не on the verb. Without не, the sentence does not say "not even".
Leaving out the comma before ниту пак.
Не дојде ниту пак се јави.Не дојде, ниту пак се јави.Ниту пак starts a new negative clause, and a comma comes before it.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Not even and nor follow paired conjunctions.
Related Patterns
- никој / ништо / никогаш + неDouble Negation
The same rule: a negative word still needs не on the verb.
Level 2 - само / и јасOnly and Also
И јас (me too) is the positive partner of ни јас (me neither).
Level 1 - ми / ти / му / ѝ / ни / ви / имShort To-Someone Pronouns
Ни is also the short pronoun "to us"; do not mix the two up.
Level 2 - Commas Before Contrast Words
The comma rules for contrast words, which also cover ниту пак.
Level 4 - а камолиLet Alone
Another way to stress a negative: not this, let alone that.
Level 6
Words in This Pattern
Practice ниту пак / ни in Bubblegum
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