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See also: ñunca
Asturian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adverb[edit]
nunca
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese nunca, from Latin numquam (“never”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
nunca
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “nunca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “nunca” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “nunca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “nunca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “nunca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Macanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese nunca (“never”).
Adverb[edit]
nunca
- negation usually (but not always) used in the past tense; did not, had not, would not
- Antonym: já
- Êle nunca vêm ― He did not come
- Êle já vai maz nunca volta ― He left but did not return
- Iou nunca capaz ― I wouldn't dare
- sâm nunca? ― isn't it?
- nunca nâ ― not yet
Usage notes[edit]
- Unlike the Portuguese word, nunca in Macanese usually does not mean "never"; nunca-si is used instead.
Particle[edit]
nunca
- imperative article expressing negative future tense; don't
- Synonym: nê-bôm
- Nunca assí pensam ― Don't worry
Derived terms[edit]
Interjection[edit]
nunca
References[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Galician-Portuguese nunca, from Latin numquam (“never”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: nun‧ca
Adverb[edit]
nunca (not comparable)
- never (at no time; not ever)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nunca
- Nunca vi esse filme.
- I have never seen this film.
- Nunca tenha certeza do sucesso.
- Never be sure of success.
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 139:
- Você nunca me deu a impressão de gostar tanto assim da matéria.
- You never gave me the impression of liking that subject so much.
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:nunca.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Noun[edit]
nunca m (plural nuncas)
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Spanish nunqua, from Latin numquam, from ne + umquam.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
nunca
- never
- Synonyms: jamás, en su vida
- Nunca he probado la langosta.
- I've never tasted lobster.
- 2008, Fausto Ponce, Fuera de lugar, Lulu.com, page 7:
- Nunca te va a hacer una chingadera.
- He will never screw you over.
- ever
- Estamos mejor que nunca.
- We're better than ever.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “nunca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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