Never - Nie (The 186th Most Common German Word)

The German word for Never is Nie. This word often comes up when talking about time & frequency. It can be used as adverb. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 186th most common word in German. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: never

de German: nie

Examples

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Never again. Nie wieder.
You're never at home. Du bist nie zu Hause.
If I don't do it now, I never will. Jetzt oder nie
I never want to see you again. Ich will dich nie mehr wieder sehen.
I've never seen such a big dog. Ich habe noch nie einen so großen Hund gesehen.
The girl said that she had never heard of such a person. Das Mädchen sagte, von so einer Person habe sie noch nie gehört.
I've never felt better in my life. Ich habe mich noch nie im Leben so wohl gefühlt.
I will never tell it to anybody. Ich werde es nie jemandem erzählen.

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Never - Nie (The 186th Most Common German Word)
I've never heard of anything like that. Davon habe ich noch nie gehört.
I never wish to see you again. Ich möchte dich nie wiedersehen.
I love a girl, but I'll never tell her about it. Ich liebe ein Mädchen, aber ich werde es ihr nie sagen.
I've never had that problem before. Das Problem hatte ich noch nie.
The police will never find us. Die Polizei wird uns nie finden.
He had never seen such a bad boy. Er hatte nie einen so schlechten Jungen gesehen.
I have never heard him speak ill of others. Ich habe sie nie schlecht über andere reden gehört.
She never said anything about this. Davon hat er nie etwas gesagt.
We never do that. Wir machen das nie.
Life is never so bad that it can't get worse. Das Leben ist nie so schlimm, dass es nicht noch schlimmer werden könnte.
Our work never ends. Unsere Arbeit hört nie auf.
I'd never been late for school before. Ich war noch nie zu spät zur Schule gekommen.
I'll never set foot in this house again. Ich werde dieses Haus nie wieder betreten.

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Never - Nie (The 186th Most Common German Word)

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