Ничего

nothing, anything

nʲ ɪ t͡ɕ ɪ v o → ничто

нич nothing + его neuter singular genitive

pronoun · singular neuter, genitive Rare #26,472

nothing, anything Used with negation to mean “nothing”; in questions and some other contexts it can mean “anything.”

RU: Я ничего не знаю.

EN: I don't know anything.

Forms of ничто

“What happened here?” “Nothing.”

“What have you done?” — “I didn’t do anything.”

“What are you doing, Tom?” “Nothing.”

“What did you do?” — “I didn’t do anything.”

Nothing.

— Следствие по делу гражданина вне всяких подозрений (1970)

“What’s so funny?” “Nothing.”

“What?” “Nothing.”

“What’s in that box?” “Nothing.”

It’s okay.