nunca
See also: ñunca
Asturian
Alternative forms
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese nunca, from Latin numquam (“never”).
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese nunca, from Latin numquam (“never”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal, Brail) IPA(key): /ˈnũ.kɐ/
- Hyphenation: nun‧ca
Adverb
nunca (not comparable)
- never (at no time; not ever)
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 139:
- Você nunca me deu a impressão de gostar tanto assim da matéria.
- You never gave me the impression of liking that subject so much.
- Nunca vi esse filme.
- I have never seen this film.
- Nunca tenha certeza do sucesso.
- Never be sure of success.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:nunca.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- antes tarde do que nunca
- mais do que nunca
- nunca mais
Descendants
- Kabuverdianu: nunca
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish nunqua, from Vulgar Latin numqua, from Latin numquam, from ne + umquam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnunka/, [ˈnũŋka]
Adverb
nunca
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “nunca” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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