LvLatvian grammar

Negative pronouns

Negative pronouns (noliedzamie vietniekvārdi) deny the existence of a person, thing, or quality.

neviens
no one, none
nekas
nothing
nekāds
no kind of

⚠️ Latvian uses double negation: the verb must also be negated. For example: Es [neko] [ne]redzu — literally ‘I nothing don’t see‘.

Declension of nekas

CaseForm
Nominatīvsnekas
Ģenitīvsnekā
Datīvsnekam
Akuzatīvsneko
Instrumentālis(ar) neko

Examples

Neviens to nezina.
No one knows that.
Es neko neredzu.
I don’t see anything.