nie
AbaEdit
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
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
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.
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
nie
- first-person singular present indicative of nier
- third-person singular present indicative of nier
- first-person singular present subjunctive of nier
- third-person singular present subjunctive of nier
- second-person singular imperative 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)
- Er hat sich in zwei Wochen nie die Haare gewaschen.
- He never washed his hair for two weeks.
- Er hat sich in zwei Wochen nie die Haare gewaschen.
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 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
JapaneseEdit
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
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-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
Usage notesEdit
Used only with prepositions. See Appendix:Polish pronouns.
Further readingEdit
- nie in Polish dictionaries at PWN