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Никогда - translation, pronunciation and examples

никогда
[nʲɪkɐˈɡda]

never

🇷🇺 Russian
[nʲɪkɐˈɡda]
Meaning of никогда

at no time

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When to use никогда

никогда не пью кофе

Я никогда не пью кофе.

никогда не опаздывает

Он никогда не опаздывает.

никогда не пропускает утреннюю

Он никогда не пропускает утреннюю прогулку, несмотря на погоду.

никогда не курю

Я никогда не курю.

никогда не забывает день

Он никогда не забывает день рождения своей мамы.

никогда usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇷🇺Russian

我从不抽烟。

Я никогда не курю.

🇨🇳Chinese🇷🇺Russian

她从不在早上喝酒。

Она никогда не пьёт алкоголь утром.

Similar words

никогда

Full direct equivalent: 'at no time', 'not at any time'.

ни разу

Emphasizes that something did not happen even once; often used with perfective verbs.

почти никогда

Means 'almost never': very rarely, nearly 'never' but not quite.

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What's the difference between никогда / ни разу / почти никогда

🇷🇺Russian
никогда

Full direct equivalent: 'at no time', 'not at any time'.

A1Very Often

I never arrive late.

Я никогда не опаздываю.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
ни разу

Emphasizes that something did not happen even once; often used with perfective verbs.

A2Often

I have never been to Paris.

Я ни разу не был в Париже.

🇷🇺Russian

Means 'almost never': very rarely, nearly 'never' but not quite.

A1Often

I almost never drink coffee in the evening.

Я почти никогда не пью кофе вечером.

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никогда translation: never. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce никогда

[nʲɪkɐˈɡda]

никогда translation

never

никогда examples

Ich trinke nie Kaffee.

никогда transcription

[nʲɪkɐˈɡda], невер

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никогда meaning: what does it mean?

вовсе не происходит ни при каких обстоятельствах

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никогда is pronounced as [nʲɪkɐˈɡda]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

никогда definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Ich trinke nie Kaffee. Translation: Я никогда не пью кофе.

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