"ni" meaning in Swedish

See ni in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /niː/ Audio: Sv-ni.ogg
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: Since 1661, through rebracketing of the 2nd plural verb suffix -(e)n and the older pronoun I ("ye"), e.g. vissten I > visste ni (“did you know”). Compare Icelandic þér and þið which developed similarly. The Old Swedish ī, īr derives from Old Norse *īʀ (East Norse variant of ér) from Proto-Germanic *jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs. Compare Danish I. Etymology templates: {{rebracketing|sv|nocap=1}} rebracketing, {{cog|is|þér}} Icelandic þér, {{der|sv|gmq-osw|i|ī}} Old Swedish ī, {{der|sv|non|*īʀ}} Old Norse *īʀ, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*jīz}} Proto-Germanic *jīz, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*yúHs}} Proto-Indo-European *yúHs, {{cog|da|I}} Danish I Head templates: {{head|sv|pronouns}} ni Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], jag [first-person, nominative, singular], mig [first-person, oblique, singular], mej [colloquial, first-person, oblique, pronunciation-spelling, singular], min [first-person, possessed-common, possessive, singular], mitt [first-person, possessed-neuter, possessive, singular], mina [first-person, possessed-many, possessive, singular], du [nominative, second-person, singular], dig [oblique, second-person, singular], dej [colloquial, oblique, pronunciation-spelling, second-person, singular], din [possessed-common, possessive, second-person, singular], ditt [possessed-neuter, possessive, second-person, singular], dina [possessed-many, possessive, second-person, singular], han [masculine, nominative, person, singular, third-person], honom [masculine, oblique, person, singular, third-person], han [informal, masculine, oblique, person, singular, third-person], en [dialectal, informal, masculine, oblique, person, singular, third-person], hans [masculine, person, possessed-common, possessed-many, possessed-neuter, possessive, singular, third-person], hon [feminine, nominative, person, singular, third-person], henne [feminine, oblique, person, singular, third-person], na [dialectal, feminine, informal, oblique, person, singular, third-person], hennes [feminine, person, possessed-common, possessed-many, possessed-neuter, possessive, singular, third-person], hen [gender-neutral, neologism, nominative, singular, third-person], hen [gender-neutral, neologism, oblique, singular, third-person], henom [gender-neutral, neologism, oblique, singular, third-person], hens [gender-neutral, neologism, possessed-common, possessed-many, possessed-neuter, possessive, singular, third-person], den [common-gender, nominative, singular, third-person], den [common-gender, oblique, singular, third-person], dess [common-gender, possessed-common, possessed-many, possessed-neuter, possessive, singular, third-person], det [neuter, nominative, singular, third-person], det [neuter, oblique, singular, third-person], dess [neuter, possessed-common, possessed-many, possessed-neuter, possessive, singular, third-person], man [indefinite, nominative, singular, third-person], en [indefinite, nominative, singular, third-person], en [indefinite, oblique, singular, third-person], ens [indefinite, possessed-common, possessed-many, possessed-neuter, possessive, singular, third-person], - [nominative, reflexive, singular, third-person], sig [oblique, reflexive, singular, third-person], sej [colloquial, oblique, pronunciation-spelling, reflexive, singular, third-person], sin [possessed-common, possessive, reflexive, singular, third-person], sitt [possessed-neuter, possessive, reflexive, singular, third-person], sina [possessed-many, possessive, reflexive, singular, third-person], vi [first-person, nominative, plural], oss [first-person, oblique, plural], vår [first-person, plural, possessed-common, possessive], våran [first-person, informal, plural, possessed-common, possessive], vårt [first-person, plural, possessed-neuter, possessive], vårat [first-person, informal, plural, possessed-neuter, possessive], våra [first-person, plural, possessed-many, possessive], ni [nominative, plural, second-person], er [oblique, plural, second-person], er [plural, possessed-common, possessive, second-person], eran [informal, plural, possessed-common, possessive, second-person], ers [formal, plural, possessed-common, possessive, second-person, term-of-address], ert [plural, possessed-neuter, possessive, second-person], erat [informal, plural, possessed-neuter, possessive, second-person], era [plural, possessed-many, possessive, second-person], I [archaic, nominative, plural, second-person], eder [archaic, oblique, plural, second-person], eder [archaic, plural, possessed-common, possessive, second-person], eders [archaic, formal, plural, possessed-common, possessive, second-person, term-of-address], edert [archaic, plural, possessed-neuter, possessive, second-person], edra [archaic, plural, possessed-many, possessive, second-person], de [nominative, plural, third-person], dom [colloquial, nominative, plural, pronunciation-spelling, third-person], dem [oblique, plural, third-person], dom [colloquial, oblique, plural, pronunciation-spelling, third-person], deras [plural, possessed-common, possessed-many, possessed-neuter, possessive, third-person], - [nominative, plural, reflexive, third-person], sig [oblique, plural, reflexive, third-person], sej [colloquial, oblique, plural, pronunciation-spelling, reflexive, third-person], sin [plural, possessed-common, possessive, reflexive, third-person], sitt [plural, possessed-neuter, possessive, reflexive, third-person], sina [plural, possessed-many, possessive, reflexive, third-person]
  1. you (plural subjective case)
    Sense id: en-ni-sv-pron-ARdLSCxh Categories (other): Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish pronouns, Swedish rebracketings Disambiguation of Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters: 49 26 26 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 35 Disambiguation of Swedish pronouns: 24 38 38 Disambiguation of Swedish rebracketings: 22 39 39
  2. you (second-person singular subjective formal) (capitalized Ni, rare in contemporary Swedish)
    (historical) A title used when addressing a person, chiefly of lower social rank, or a person of the opposite sex, especially among young people.     Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-ni-sv-pron-ct4ZeBoE Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish pronouns, Swedish rebracketings Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 35 Disambiguation of Swedish pronouns: 24 38 38 Disambiguation of Swedish rebracketings: 22 39 39
  3. you (second-person singular subjective formal) (capitalized Ni, rare in contemporary Swedish)
    (perceived formal, derogatory to some) by some considered a respectful alternative to du (“you”), especially when addressing customers or the elderly
    Sense id: en-ni-sv-pron-Xt0Bl4Wl Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish pronouns, Swedish rebracketings Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 29 35 35 Disambiguation of Swedish pronouns: 24 38 38 Disambiguation of Swedish rebracketings: 22 39 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: I Related terms: du (english: you (singular subjective case)), duskål

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "mitt",
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      "form": "dig",
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      "form": "ditt",
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      "form": "dina",
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      "form": "han",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "honom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "oblique",
        "person",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "han",
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      "form": "en",
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      "form": "hon",
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    {
      "form": "henne",
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      ]
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      "form": "na",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
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      ]
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      "form": "den",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "dess",
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    {
      "form": "det",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "det",
      "source": "declension",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "man",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "oblique",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "oblique",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "reflexive",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oss",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vår",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "våran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vårt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vårat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "våra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "er",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "er",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eran",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person",
        "term-of-address"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ert",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "era",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "I",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eder",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eder",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eders",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "formal",
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "second-person",
        "term-of-address"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "edert",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "edra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deras",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitt",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "de",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dom",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "deras",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sej",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "oblique",
        "plural",
        "pronunciation-spelling",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-common",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-neuter",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessed-many",
        "possessive",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "ni",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "you (singular subjective case)",
      "translation": "you (singular subjective case)",
      "word": "du"
    },
    {
      "word": "duskål"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              26,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              29,
              72
            ]
          ],
          "english": "You are just one person, but you / you guys / [except not in tone] y'all over there are four people",
          "text": "Du är bara en person, men ni där borta är fyra personer",
          "translation": "You are just one person, but you / you guys / [except not in tone] y'all over there are four people",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              2
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "english": "You [subject] two are here, so I see you [object]",
          "text": "Ni två är här, så jag ser er",
          "translation": "You [subject] two are here, so I see you [object]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you (plural subjective case)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with historical senses",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              1,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              1,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "–You can start with cleaning the office, Miss Andersson.\n–Certainly, Mr. Director.",
          "text": "–Ni kan börja med att städa kontoret, fröken Andersson.\n–Javisst, Herr Direktör.",
          "translation": "–You can start with cleaning the office, Miss Andersson.\n–Certainly, Mr. Director.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you (second-person singular subjective formal) (capitalized Ni, rare in contemporary Swedish)",
        "A title used when addressing a person, chiefly of lower social rank, or a person of the opposite sex, especially among young people."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ],
        [
          "Ni",
          "Ni#Swedish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "you (second-person singular subjective formal) (capitalized Ni, rare in contemporary Swedish)",
        "(historical) A title used when addressing a person, chiefly of lower social rank, or a person of the opposite sex, especially among young people."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish derogatory terms",
        "Swedish formal terms",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              9
            ],
            [
              26,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Would you like a bag with your purchase?",
          "text": "Vill ni ha en påse med köpet?",
          "translation": "Would you like a bag with your purchase?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you (second-person singular subjective formal) (capitalized Ni, rare in contemporary Swedish)",
        "by some considered a respectful alternative to du (“you”), especially when addressing customers or the elderly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ],
        [
          "Ni",
          "Ni#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "du",
          "du#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "customer",
          "customer#English"
        ],
        [
          "elderly",
          "elderly#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "perceived formal; derogatory to some; perceived formal; derogatory to some",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "you (second-person singular subjective formal) (capitalized Ni, rare in contemporary Swedish)",
        "(perceived formal, derogatory to some) by some considered a respectful alternative to du (“you”), especially when addressing customers or the elderly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sv-ni.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8c/Sv-ni.ogg/Sv-ni.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Sv-ni.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iː"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "I"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Åsa-Nisse"
  ],
  "word": "ni"
}

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