/ˈnaðje/
Translation
nobody, no one
Word origin
From Latin nati ('persons born'), in the negated phrase homines nati ('people born'). Related in formation to nada.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- nati
- English cognates
- natal, native
Examples
documento original.
Nobody knows where the original document is.
.
There was no one in the office at that hour.
hacerlo .
Nobody can do it better than you.
.
I do not know anyone in this city yet.
.
No one told me there was no meeting today.
.
Nobody knows the answer to that difficult question.
Used in
Stories
(16)El camino a casa
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Pedro conoce a alguien
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Alguien que lo haya visto
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Casi no llega
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Cinco mil palabras después
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Cuando llegué, ya había pasado
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El perro del barrio
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El primer día de trabajo
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El vecino nuevo
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Es importante que descanses
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La fiesta sorpresa
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María lleva una hora esperando
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Más vale tarde que nunca
3 min read · Core 5000
Menudo desastre
3 min read · Core 5000
No fue él, sino ella
3 min read · Core 5000
El primer día de Laura
4 min read · Core 1000
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Advanced Spanish Negation: ni, sino vs pero, tampoco, ni siquiera
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Spanish Subjunctive in Adverbial Clauses
The Spanish Subjunctive in Relative Clauses (busco a alguien que sepa)
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