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niemand

nobody

pronoun NEE-mant Less Common

Also means

no one

Usage Note

niemand is the indefinite pronoun 'no one' and is the opposite of jemand ('someone'). Endings in the accusative and dative are optional: both niemand and niemanden/niemandem are accepted. Like other German negatives, it is never doubled with another negative.

Examples

"Niemand war zu Hause."

Natural Translation

Nobody was at home.

Literal Translation

Nobody was at home.

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