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никогда

never

Meaning of никогда

at no time

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Russian[nʲɪkɐˈɡda]
Russianневер
never
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никогда with English translation

никогда usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I never drink coffee after 6 pm.

Я никогда не пью кофе после шести вечера.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

He never misses his morning walk, come rain or shine.

Он никогда не пропускает утреннюю прогулку, несмотря на погоду.

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никогда belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

никогдаnever
онлайнonline
вместеtogether
частоoften
редкоrarely
раноearly
поздноlate

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What's the difference between никогда / ни разу / почти никогда

🇷🇺Russian
никогда

Full direct equivalent: 'at no time', 'not at any time'.

A1Very Often

I never arrive late.

Я никогда не опаздываю.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
ни разу

Emphasizes that something did not happen even once; often used with perfective verbs.

A2Often

I have never been to Paris.

Я ни разу не был в Париже.

🇷🇺Russian

Means 'almost never': very rarely, nearly 'never' but not quite.

A1Often

I almost never drink coffee in the evening.

Я почти никогда не пью кофе вечером.

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никогда translation: never. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce никогда

[nʲɪkɐˈɡda]

никогда translation

never

никогда examples

I never drink coffee after 6 pm.

никогда transcription

[nʲɪkɐˈɡda], невер

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никогда meaning: what does it mean?

вовсе не происходит ни при каких обстоятельствах

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никогда is pronounced as [nʲɪkɐˈɡda]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

никогда definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I never drink coffee after 6 pm. Translation: Я никогда не пью кофе после шести вечера.

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