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nimic
nothing /niˈmik/
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Also: anything (in negative/conditional contexts), not a thing
Example sentences
Nu vreau nimic.
I don't want anything.
Nu-i nimic, nu-ți face griji.
It's nothing, don't worry.
Nu am nimic în geantă.
I have nothing in my bag.
Ieri nu s-a întâmplat nimic special.
Nothing special happened yesterday.
Nimic nu mă poate opri acum.
Nothing can stop me now.
Toată munca noastră s-a dus pe apa sâmbetei, de parcă n-am fi făcut nimic.
All our work went down the drain, as if we had done nothing.
Word family
Etymology
Nimic comes from Latin nec mica, literally "not even a crumb." This mirrors a common Romance pattern where a small physical noun reinforces a negation, the same logic behind French pas ("step") or French mie in old ne...mie. Over time the phrase fused into one word and the original image of a crumb faded, leaving only the sense of "nothing."
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