nie
AbaEdit
NounEdit
nie
ReferencesEdit
- D. T. Tryon, Towards a Classification of Solomon Islands Languages
AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch niet, nie, from Middle Dutch niwet, niet, from Old Dutch *niowiht, niewiht.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
nie
- not
- Hy kan nie Afrikaans praat nie.
- He can't speak Afrikaans.
Usage notesEdit
- This word has to be repeated at the end of a sentence, unless it is already the last word according to its natural position. (See the Wikipedia article about double negatives in Germanic languages.) Double negation is optional when the last word is another negator, such as nooit (“never”).
Related termsEdit
Alemannic GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
nie
DutchEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From niet, with dialectal end-t deletion and shortening of the ie-vowel.
PronunciationEdit
Alternative formsEdit
AdverbEdit
nie
Usage notesEdit
- While the spelling nie and the invariable use of the corresponding pronunciation are dialectal, the standard word niet is not rarely given the same pronunciation, particularly in fast speech.
Etymology 2Edit
Equivalent to n- (“n-”) + ie (“ever”). From Middle Dutch nie, from Old Dutch nie. Cognate to German nie.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
nie
- (obsolete) never
- Synonyms: nooit, nimmer, nooit ofte nimmer
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
nie
- inflection of nier:
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old High German nio.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
nie
- never, never at all (referring to an indefinite period of time)
- Das ist nie passiert! ― That has never happened!
- Wir werden die Wahrheit wohl nie erfahren. ― We'll probably never know the truth.
- never, not once (referring to a defined period of time; see usage notes below)
Usage notesEdit
- (not once): In English it is quite common to use the word “never” referring to a defined period of time: “I was waiting all night, but he never called.” German generally prefers, and often requires, to use nicht (“not”) in such contexts, possibly emphasized by another adverb such as gar or überhaupt: Ich habe den ganzen Abend gewartet, aber er hat (gar) nicht angerufen. Using nie is only possible if such a period of time is (unusually) long, as in the example sentence above.
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
probability | 100 % | 90 % | 50 % | 10 % | 0 % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adverb | immer | meistens | manchmal | selten | nie |
Further readingEdit
- “nie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “nie” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “nie” in Duden online
AnagramsEdit
HunsrikEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
nie
- never
- Ich hon das nie gesihn.
- I've never seen that.
- Du sollst das nie mache.
- You should never do that.
Further readingEdit
Iu MienEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
nie
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
nie
MandarinEdit
RomanizationEdit
nie
- Nonstandard spelling of niē.
- Nonstandard spelling of nié.
- Nonstandard spelling of niě.
- Nonstandard spelling of niè.
Usage notesEdit
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Northern SamiEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
nie
Further readingEdit
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From ni (“nine”).
NounEdit
nie f (definite singular nia, uncountable)
ReferencesEdit
- “nie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
AnagramsEdit
PlautdietschEdit
AdjectiveEdit
nie
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ne, from Proto-Indo-European *ne.
ParticleEdit
nie
- Negation particle for nouns; no
- Negation particle for verbs and participles; not; don't, didn't etc.
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
PronounEdit
nie
- accusative singular of ono
- accusative plural of one
Usage notesEdit
Used only with prepositions. See Appendix:Polish pronouns.
Further readingEdit
- nie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nie in Polish dictionaries at PWN
SardinianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin nivem, accusative of nix, from Proto-Italic *sniks, from Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs. Compare Italian neve, Portuguese neve, Spanish nieve.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
nie m (plural nies)
- (Logudorese, weather) snow
Serbo-CroatianEdit
VerbEdit
nie
- Obsolete spelling of nije