"ni" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

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Conjunction

Forms: ни [Cyrillic]
Etymology: From Proto-Slavic *ni (“nor, not”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nej, from Proto-Indo-European *ney. Compare ni-, ne. Etymology templates: {{inh|sh|sla-pro|*ni||nor, not}} Proto-Slavic *ni (“nor, not”), {{inh|sh|ine-bsl-pro|*nej}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *nej, {{inh|sh|ine-pro|*ney}} Proto-Indo-European *ney, {{m|sh|ni-}} ni-, {{m|sh|ne}} ne Head templates: {{sh-conjunction}} ni (Cyrillic spelling ни)
  1. (shortening of niti) neither, nor
    Sense id: en-ni-sh-conj-ZSzOs9pF Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header, Serbo-Croatian particles Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian particles: 100 0

Particle

Forms: ни [Cyrillic]
Etymology: From Proto-Slavic *ni (“nor, not”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nej, from Proto-Indo-European *ney. Compare ni-, ne. Etymology templates: {{inh|sh|sla-pro|*ni||nor, not}} Proto-Slavic *ni (“nor, not”), {{inh|sh|ine-bsl-pro|*nej}} Proto-Balto-Slavic *nej, {{inh|sh|ine-pro|*ney}} Proto-Indo-European *ney, {{m|sh|ni-}} ni-, {{m|sh|ne}} ne Head templates: {{sh-particle}} ni (Cyrillic spelling ни)
  1. (emphasizes negation) even, either
    Sense id: en-ni-sh-particle-WPtt6tPI

Alternative forms

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          "english": "even I don't know that; I don't know that either",
          "text": "ni ja to ne znam"
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          "english": "I didn't even want to hear his proposal.",
          "text": "Nisam ni htio čuti njegov prijedlog.",
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          "english": "she is neither smart nor industrious",
          "text": "ona nije ni pametna ni(ti) marljiva"
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        {
          "english": "not a trace about ..",
          "text": "ni traga ni glasa o .."
        },
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          "english": "completely innocent (lit. neither guilty nor indebted)",
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          "text": "ni ja to ne znam"
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          "english": "not a trace about ..",
          "text": "ni traga ni glasa o .."
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