There is / there isn't
Level A1 · Unit 6: In the shop · Lesson 3: There isn't any: genitive after not
Je + nominative means "there is". Ni + genitive means "there isn't any":
- Mleko je. There's milk. → Ni mleka. There's no milk.
- Imamo kruh. → Ni kruha. There's no bread.
- Ni časa. There's no time. · Ni problema. No problem.
The short pronouns look the same in the genitive: Nimamo ga. (it, masculine), Nimamo je. (it, feminine).
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This explanation comes from Unit 6, Lesson 3 of Slovenim, a free Slovenian course with dialogues, audio and exercises that check your answers.