nichego

nʲɪtɕɪˈvo

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Translation

nothing; never mind, not bad

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Cases

Casenothing
Nominativethe subjectничто́
Genitiveof; after нет, у, без, дляничего́
Dativeto, forничему́
Accusativethe object; after в/на for motionничто́
Instrumentalwith, by; after сниче́м
Prepositionalabout, in, on; after о, в, нани о чём

Ничего is the genitive of ничто, and it is the form you will meet far more often: a negated verb takes the genitive, so я ничего́ не зна́ю, I know nothing. After a preposition the word splits around it: ни о чём, about nothing.

Examples

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I heard nothing.

, .

Never mind, these things happen.

измени́лось.

Nothing has changed here in a year.

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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 10: ничего, там, надо and 11 more words.