No. 487 in Slovenian

nista

The Slovenian word "nista" means "you are not" (second person plural) or "they are not" (dual form).

In a sentence

Nista šla na tržnico včeraj.
You both did not go to the market yesterday.
Here, 'nista' is used as a negative past tense auxiliary verb for 'vi' (you plural) working with the verb 'šla' to say 'did not go'.
Nista toliko podobna, kot sem mislil.
You two are not as similar as I thought.
In this sentence, 'nista' functions as a negative form of the verb 'biti' (to be) in the present tense for 'vidva' (you two).
Ali nista prepozna za vlak?
Aren't you two late for the train?
In this usage, 'nista' is again from the verb 'biti' (to be) in present tense for dual, used in a question.

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