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Splitting Russian Negatives with Prepositions

Learn how Russian prepositions split negative pronouns into three-word phrases like ни с кем and ни о чём while maintaining double negation.

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Lesson#1
When a preposition combines with a negative pronoun, it appears between ни and the declined pronoun. This produces phrases such as 'ни с кем' and 'ни о чём'. The clause also needs a negative predicate, usually a verb with не or the word нет. You will practise four useful conversational patterns.
Lesson#2
To say 'with no one', use the preposition с and the instrumental form кем: 'ни с кем'. With an ordinary finite verb, add не: 'Антон ни с кем не ссорится' means 'Anton does not argue with anyone'.
Quiz#3
Translate into Russian: 'Anton does not argue with anyone.'

Антон ни с кем не ссорится

Quiz#4
How would a male speaker say 'I did not speak with anyone' in Russian?

Я ни с кем не говорил

Quiz#5
Translate into Russian: 'She does not want to meet anyone.'

Она не хочет ни с кем знакомиться

Quiz#6
Translate into Russian: 'We did not discuss this problem with anyone.'

Мы ни с кем не обсуждали эту проблему

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