никто
Translation of никто
никто
Russian word in Latin letters: nikto
Meaning of никто
совсем никто и ничто; ни один человек и предмет
not any person or thing

Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Никто из нас знал or никто из нас не знал?
никто из нас не знал
никто needs не before the verb
Don't say никто из нас знал. Russian needs a double negative: никто из нас не знал.
Никто из нас не знал ответа.
None of us knew the answer.
никто with English translation
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None of us knew the way home.
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Никто из нас не знал дорогу домой.
None of the children wanted soup.
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Никто из детей не хотел супа.
никто synonyms
What's the difference between никто and ни один
Not a single one; works for people and things.
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никто meaning: what does it mean?
not any person or thing
никто pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
никто is pronounced as [nʲɪˈkto]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
никто definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
None of us knew the way home. Translation: Никто из нас не знал дорогу домой.
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