Negative Pronouns никакой (no), ничей (nobody’s)

 

The pronouns никакой, ничей are formed by adding the negative particle ни to the interrogative pronouns какой, чей.

The negative pronouns are declined as the corresponding interrogative pronouns.

The predicate of a sentence containing the negative pronoun никакой or ничей is invariably preceded by the negative particle не.

 

Никакие препятствия не остановят движения вперед.

No obstacles will check our progress.

Она не слушала ничьих советов.

He would not listen to anybody's advice.

 

The pronouns  никакой  and ничей  are used as attributes and agree with  the noun they qualify in gender, number and case.

Ему не нужно ничьей помощи.

He does not need anyone's help.

Он   не  боится   никаких  трудностей.

He is not afraid of any difficulties.

 

Prepositions and these pronouns are spelt as separate words, the preposition being placed between the particle ни and the pronoun.

Он не соглашался ни на какие уступки.

Не would not agree to any concessions.

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