nie
Aba
Noun
nie
References
- D. T. Tryon, Towards a Classification of Solomon Islands Languages
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch niet, nie, from Middle Dutch niwet, niet, from Old Dutch *niowiht, niewiht.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nie
- not
- Hy kan nie Afrikaans praat nie.
- He can't speak Afrikaans.
Usage notes
- 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 terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adverb
nie
Usage notes
- 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.
French
Pronunciation
Verb
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
German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German nio.
Pronunciation
Adverb
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 notes
- (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.
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
probability | 100 % | 90 % | 50 % | 10 % | 0 % |
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Adverb | immer | meistens | manchmal | selten | nie |
Further reading
- “nie” in Duden online
Anagrams
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Adverb
nie
- never
- Ich hon das nie gesihn.
- I've never seen that.
- Du sollst das nie mache.
- You should never do that.
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
nie
Mandarin
Romanization
nie
- Nonstandard spelling of niē.
- Nonstandard spelling of nié.
- Nonstandard spelling of niě.
- Nonstandard spelling of niè.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
nie
Further reading
- 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
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *ne, from Proto-Indo-European *ne.
Particle
nie
- Negation particle for nouns; no
- Negation particle for verbs and participles; not; don't, didn't etc.
Related terms
Etymology 2
Pronoun
nie
Usage notes
Used only with prepositions. See Appendix:Polish pronouns.
Further reading
- nie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Template:R:PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
nie
Categories:
- Aba lemmas
- Aba nouns
- utp:Water
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- Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch
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- Afrikaans terms with usage examples
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- Polish lemmas
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- Polish phrasebook
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