Spanish Conversation · Level 21
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Spanish word
ninguno
Pronunciation
IPA/niŋˈguno/
Meaning
- pronounnone
Example
No hay ninguno en la tienda.
There are none in the store.
More examples
No quiero ninguno de ellos.
I want none of them.
Core concept
An empty single spot indicating that not a single person or thing exists.
Common phrases
no hay ninguno
There is none
ninguno de
none of
Similar words
nadie: No person exists or is present in a place or situation, commonly used for people.
alguien: An unspecified person exists or is present, someone whose identity is not given.
alguno: An unspecified member of a group, any one person from the set without naming who.
Definition in Spanish
Expresa que no existe ni una sola persona o cosa; suele aparecer en singular y adopta las formas ninguno/ninguna.
Word origin
From Latin ne 'not' + unus 'one', which through Romance sound changes became the Spanish ninguno.
Usage tips
- For people, nadie is more common in speech, while ninguno serves as a pronoun or appears in ninguno de + group to mean none of a specific set.
Other meanings
- not oneadverb
- no onepronoun
Opposites
- algunosomepronoun
Related words
- ningunearignoreverb
- ninguneoignoringnoun