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никогда

Translation of никогда

never

Meaning of никогда

Russian

вовсе не происходит ни при каких обстоятельствах

English

at no time

never

Transcription and pronunciation of никогда

никогда́

stress on the 3rd syllable

Transcription
[nʲɪkɐˈɡda]
In Latin letters
nikogda

Traps and common mistakes

Никогда пью or никогда не пью?

никогда не пью

никогда не + verb: никогда не пью

Don't say «я никогда пью». Russian needs «не»: «я никогда не пью».

Мы никогда не смотрим телевизор.

We never watch TV.

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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.

  1. I never drink coffee after 6 pm.

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    Я никогда не пью кофе после шести вечера.

  2. He never eats breakfast.

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    Он никогда не завтракает.

никогда synonyms

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What's the difference between никогда and ни разу

Н
🇷🇺Russian
ни разу

not once: about the past or a count

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Questions about this word

What does никогда mean?

at no time

How do you pronounce никогда?

никогда is pronounced [nʲɪkɐˈɡda], in Latin letters “nikogda”.

How is никогда used in a sentence?

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

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