Polyglot Dictionary

nunca

/ˈnũkɐ/

adverb A1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. never

    • Nunca fumei.

      I've never smoked.

Similar words

jamais

jamais and nunca are close synonyms for "never"; jamais is slightly more emphatic or formal.

Similar in other languages

German

nie

nie is the German word for the same thing — both mean "never."

German

niemals

niemals is the German word for the same thing — both mean "never."

Spanish

jamás

jamás is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "never."

Practice

1 What does nunca mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ fumei.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches nunca?

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