/ni/
Translation
neither, nor, not even
Word origin
From Latin nec ('nor, and not'), a negative conjunction. It survives in Spanish as ni in negative coordination.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- nec
Examples
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I have neither time nor money right now.
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He did not even look at me when I spoke to him.
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I want neither coffee nor tea, thanks.
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Neither my father nor my mother knows I am about to arrive.
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Nobody came, not even his best friend.
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