Spanish Conversation · Level 4
87 words
Spanish word
nada
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈnaða/
Meaning
- pronounnothing
Example
No hay nada en la nevera.
There is nothing in the fridge.
More examples
No dijo nada durante la reunión.
He said nothing during the meeting.
Core concept
An empty refrigerator shelf.
Common phrases
no hay nada
There is nothing
no veo nada
don't see anything
nada más
nothing more
Similar words
nadie: No person is present in a place or situation.
ninguno: No single item from a given set exists.
algo: Some unspecified object or thing is present.
Definition in Spanish
Expresa ausencia total de algo y se emplea con verbos negativos, como en «No veo nada».
Word origin
It comes from Vulgar Latin *nada and is preserved in the Iberian Romance languages as the negative indefinite pronoun meaning 'nothing'.
Usage tips
- Spanish uses negative concord, so sentences with nada normally also include no before the verb.