19 Use of "NADIE"

Question 1

Nadie is an indefinite pronoun that typically means “no one” or “nobody.” Nadie can replace a noun which has been mentioned previously in a conversation or is obvious from context. A pronoun like nadie, meaning, “no one” or “nobody,” is considered indefinite since it is not referencing a particular person. The antonym, or negative form of nadie, is alguien.

Answer 1

A pronoun like nadie, meaning, “no one” or “nobody,” is considered indefinite since it is not referencing a particular person. The antonym, or negative form of nadie, is alguien.

Question 2

Nadie Used as a Subject:
Nadie, when used as the subject of a sentence, is used with a singular verb. Although it has no gender, it is typically used with masculine adjectives unless the context requires otherwise.

Answer 2

For example, Nadie lo cree, means, “Nobody believes it.” Another example, Nadie es perfecto, means “No one is perfect.” In both cases, the translations in English, “nobody” and “no one,” can be used interchangeably without losing any meaning or context.

Question 3

“Nobody believes it.”

Answer 3

Nadie lo cree, means,

Question 4

Nadie Used as a Double Negative
Because standard English does not use double negatives, nadie is sometimes translated into English as “anybody” or “anyone” in such sentences.

Answer 4

For example, No conozco a nadie,” translates to, “I don’t know anybody.” Another example is, ¡No lo digas a nadie!, which means, “Don’t tell anyone!”

Question 5

I don’t know anybody.

Answer 5

No conozco a nadie,

Question 6

“Don’t tell anyone!”

Answer 6

No lo digas a nadie!,

Question 7

Nadie Used as a Question:

When used as part of a question, nadie is used as part of a double negative.

Answer 7

For example, ¿No ha estudiado nadie?, means,​”Hasn’t anybody studied?” Again, because nadie is being used in a double negative, the word is translated into “anybody.”

Question 8

“Hasn’t anybody studied?”

Answer 8

¿No ha estudiado nadie?,

Question 9

Nadie Used as an Object Pronoun:

When used as an object pronoun, nadie requires the personal “a”. A personal “a” serves as a preposition. It has no direct translation into English.

Answer 9

For example, No veo a nadie, means, “I don’t see anyone.”

Question 10

I don’t see anyone.

Answer 10

No veo a nadie,

Question 11

Using the Phrase Nadie De:

The phrase nadie de is used when it is followed by a singular noun. It usually means, “no one of” or “nobody in.” For example, Nadie de la banda salió, which means, “Nobody in the band left.”

Answer 11

If you want to say in Spanish, “None of them left,” using the plural noun “them,” then, nadie is dropped entirely and the word, ninguno, is used instead. The correct translation would be, “Ninguno de ellos salió.

Question 12

Nobody in the band left.

Answer 12

Nadie de la banda salió,

Question 13

None of them left,

Answer 13

“Ninguno de ellos salió.

Question 14

Nadie Used Figuratively:

Like the English phrase, “He believes he’s a nobody,” nadie can be used figuratively as a noun in the same way. “A nobody,” directly translates to, un don nadie, for male, or una doña nadie, for a female.

Answer 14

The sentence, Cree que es un don nadie,” directly translates to, “He believes he’s a nobody.

Question 15

He believes he’s a nobody.

Answer 15

Cree que es un don nadie,