Nie - translation, pronunciation and examples
never
at no time
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Common emphatic “never”; slightly stronger than “nie.”
Rare colloquial “not once”; emphasizes that something did not happen even a single time.
Very strong colloquial “never ever,” expressing firm refusal.
“By no means”; used for a firm prohibition or refusal.
Very common “under no circumstances”; strong refusal or prohibition.
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What's the difference between nie / keinmal / nie und nimmer / keinesfalls / auf keinen Fall / kein einziges Mal
Common emphatic “never”; slightly stronger than “nie.”
Ich werde das niemals vergessen.
Я никогда этого не забуду.
Rare colloquial “not once”; emphasizes that something did not happen even a single time.
Er war keinmal in der Stadt.
Он ни разу не был в городе.
Very strong colloquial “never ever,” expressing firm refusal.
Ich mache das nie und nimmer.
Я этого никогда-никогда не сделаю.
“By no means”; used for a firm prohibition or refusal.
Das darfst du keinesfalls tun.
Тебе ни в коем случае нельзя этого делать.
Very common “under no circumstances”; strong refusal or prohibition.
Auf keinen Fall gehe ich dort hin.
Ни в коем случае я туда не пойду.
“Not a single time”; stresses complete absence of occurrences.
Ich habe ihn kein einziges Mal gesehen.
Я не видел его ни единого раза.
Old-fashioned or poetic “never”; sounds dated.
Das wirst du nimmer vergessen.
Ты этого никогда не забудешь.
“Never again”; emphasizes that something will not happen in the future anymore.
Ich will dich niemals mehr enttäuschen.
Я больше никогда не хочу тебя разочаровывать.
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How to pronounce nie and what this word means
nie translation: never. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce nie
[niː]
nie translation
never
nie examples
Ich trinke nie Kaffee.
nie transcription
[niː]
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nie meaning: what does it mean?
zu keiner Zeit; niemals
nie pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
nie is pronounced as [niː]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
nie definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Ich trinke nie Kaffee. Translation: Я никогда не пью кофе.
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