ninguém
See also: ninguem
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin nec (“not any”) + quem (“whom”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /nĩˈɡẽj̃/ [nĩˈɡẽɪ̯̃]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nĩˈɡɐ̃j̃/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
- Hyphenation: nin‧guém
Pronoun
ninguém
- no one; nobody (not one person)
- Antonym: alguém
- 2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, 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
In the case of double negative, ninguém often translates as anybody.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:ninguém.
Derived terms
Noun
ninguém m (plural ninguéns)
- nobody (someone who is not important or well-known)
- Synonyms: joão-ninguém, zé-ninguém
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:ninguém.
Descendants
Further reading
- “ninguém”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025