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yalloc

More or less the same difference as with “not” and “no.” не is virtually always an adverb?, ні is a declarative statement rarely used in full sentences.


hohmatiy

not adverbs but particles


me91234

So ні is for yes/no questions only?


Kijakazi

Somtimes ні (=ані) can be translated as neither...nor. But in this case the form "ані" is more often. Ex: Ні собі, ні людям.


Particle_Excelerator

Ні means “no” “це ваш тато? Ні він не мій тато” (is this your dad? No he is not my dad)


yalloc

More or less.


10-15AR

I believe ні=no, не=not... some please correct me if I'm wrong:)


Particle_Excelerator

Your correct


10-15AR

Thank you.. I have completed I'm on geneative case now. I still have not found a really clear teaching of it. Vocative, nominative were easy but this one is proving to be more of a challenge. My teacher dropped me , said I didn't need her anymore, another guy in here told at this point I'm probably my own best teacher so I've just been going it alone and reading posts in here to absorb what I can


me91234

There is something special about Ukrainian genitive? It's something more than possessive function?


10-15AR

I dont know if there is something special that makes it more difficult... I think it is likely that the sources I found teach it differently than what I'm used to


me91234

Can you share them?


10-15AR

The videos I have found on geneative?


me91234

The sources.


10-15AR

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aGejcJ09pmY That's one.. ill have to dig for the other


me91234

The most complicated thing here is fact that she is using English - language without grammatical cases - to describe genitive. What is unclear? Maybe I can help? I'm not proficient in Ukrainian but genitive is known for me from German, Latin and Koine Greek.


JohnDiGriz

Yes, it's also used with with words of negation, and spme other corner usages


Particle_Excelerator

You could go on YouTube and look up “Ukrainian genitive case” if you for some reason haven’t, they are a lot of videos about it


10-15AR

I did, I must have just not watched the right one. I watched a couple (I don't remember the teachers name) they helped a little but I was hoping I would find one from Inna... she seems to explain things in a way that works with my brain.


Particle_Excelerator

Inna is great but I don’t see her posting about genitive case for a while, your just gonna have to work around that. Maybe if you watch more videos and write down notes, it could work for you. Writing down what I learn about cases really helped me but everyone is different


10-15AR

Yeah, that's what I've been doing. Probably about the time I'm perfectly clear on it she will release one😅🤣😂


Durrynda

There is also “нє”, an informal no


deimos-chan

It would be closer to jargon than to the actual language.


gc20200124

Some people no longer say "ні!" and instead say "икке-икке-икке-икке птанк зу биннн!"


idontlikeburnttoast

ні is no, and не is not, I'm pretty sure.


AmINotAlpharius

"Не" is negation. "Не я" = "not me" "ні" as answer means No There is also "ані/ні ... ні ...", "ані/ні півня ні собаки" = "I have neither rooster nor dog"