Pronoun
nichts
Pronunciation: [nɪçt͡s]
nothing
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Meanings
Pronoun
- nothing
Example sentence
„Was hast du gesagt?“ – „Ich habe nichts gesagt.“
"What did you say?" "I didn't say anything."
Usage
- nichts sagen — Nichts itself provides the negation; do not add nicht.
- nichts Neues — A following adjective used as a noun is capitalised.
In dieser Schublade liegt nichts.
There is nothing in this drawer.