Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #16
Word (Wort)

nicht

Translation (Übersetzung) not
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /nɪçt/
A1
Adverbs
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common adverb negation
Negation particle. Used to negate verbs, adjectives, and entire sentences. Sixteenth most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich gehe nicht zur Schule.
I don't go to school.
negating verb
Das ist nicht gut.
That is not good.
negating adjective
Er ist noch nicht da.
He is not here yet.
negating with 'noch'
Ich verstehe das nicht.
I don't understand that.
negating verb

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
nicht wahr
isn't it, right
High frequency
noch nicht
not yet
High frequency
nicht mehr
no longer, not anymore
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
nicht wahr
isn't it, right
Tag question asking for confirmation
noch nicht
not yet
Something hasn't happened but will
Synonyms (Synonyme)
kein Medium similarity
No, not a (used with nouns, different usage)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
ja
Yes (affirmation)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

kein nie niemals Adverb

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