ninguém
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See also: ninguem
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin nec (“not any”) + quem (“whom”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
ninguém
- no one; nobody (not one person)
- Antonym: alguém
- 2007, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 376:
- Não podemos discuti-la com mais ninguém.
- We can't discuss it with anybody else.
Usage notes[edit]
In the case of double negative, ninguém often translates as anybody.
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:ninguém.
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
ninguém m (plural ninguéns)
- nobody (someone who is not important or well-known)
- Synonyms: joão-ninguém, zé-ninguém
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:ninguém.
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ninguém” in Dicionário Online de Português.
Categories:
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/ẽj̃
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