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    ни- или не- in negative pronouns

    I see in the Grammar that in negative pronouns these prefixes are used:
    ни- in 1) personal phrases and 2) to confirm a denial.
    Я никого не вижу
    не- in 1) impersonal phrases and 2) to express a negative.
    Ему нечего читать.
    The exercise deals with giving a negative answer to the questions.
    С кем можно гулять?
    Ни с кем нельзя гулять (and I confirm the denial existing in нельзя) or
    Не с кем нельзя гулять (It is a impersonal phrase). I don't see nowhere an example with this "impasse". What do you think of it? Thanks

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    The last one is wrong. You cannot use "не с кем" in such sentences, only "ни с кем" ("Ни с кем нельзя гулять" is OK).

    "Мне (тебе, ...) не с кем" means something like "I/you/... don't/doesn't have anybody to ... with."
    E.g.
    Ему не с кем играть. - He doesn't have anybody to play with.
    Ей не с кем поговорить. - She has nobody to talk with.

    And "Мне (тебе, ...) нечего" means something like "I/you/... have/has nothing to ... ."
    E.g.
    Мне нечего сказать. - I have nothing to say.
    Мне нечего принести. - I have nothing to bring (with?).

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    Tks

    Thank you for your help.

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