No. 221 in Bulgarian
никой
"Никой" means "nobody" or "no one" in English.
In a sentence
Никой не дойде на срещата.
No one came to the meeting.
'Никой' is used as a pronoun meaning 'no one', indicating the absence of any person involved.
Не казвай на никой тайната си.
Don't tell anyone your secret.
'Никой' here is used after a negated verb meaning 'anyone', referring to the absence of disclosure.
Той беше толкова скромен, че се държеше като никой.
He was so humble that he acted as if he was nobody.
'Никой' in this context means 'nobody' as a noun to refer to someone of no notable presence or significance.
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