никто
Translation of никто
no one
Meaning of никто
Ни один человек.
not a single person; nobody
Transcription and pronunciation of никто
никто́
stress on the 2nd syllable
- Transcription
- [nʲɪˈkto]
- In Latin letters
- nikto
Traps and common mistakes
Никто пришёл or никто не пришёл?
никто не пришёл
никто needs не before the verb
Don't say никто пришёл. Say никто не пришёл. Russian uses a double negative.
На вечеринку никто не пришёл.
No one came to the party.
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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.
No one answered the phone when I called.
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Когда я позвонил, никто не взял трубку.
I knocked on the door, but no one was home.
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Я постучал в дверь, но дома никого не было.
никто synonyms
What's the difference between никто and ни один человек
Emphatic: not even one person.
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Questions about this word
What does никто mean?
not a single person; nobody
How do you pronounce никто?
никто is pronounced [nʲɪˈkto], in Latin letters “nikto”.
How is никто used in a sentence?
No one answered the phone when I called. Translation: Когда я позвонил, никто не взял трубку.
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