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/ni/

ni

2 meanings · prep. · conj.

prep.

1

marks a name's owner or doer: 's, by

Also accepted:of

Babasahin ko ang aklát ni Shakespeare.

I will read the book by Shakespeare.

Ang kasama ni John sa restaurant ay si Mary.

John's companion at the restaurant is Mary.

conj.

2

neither, nor (paired: ni... ni...)

Also accepted:not even

Ni tao ni hayop.

Neither person nor animal.

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