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nulla

nothing

pronoun NOOL-lah Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'nulla res' (no thing)

Also means

anything

Usage Note

Nulla is interchangeable with niente and triggers double negation when after the verb: non so nulla ('I know nothing'). As a noun il nulla means 'the void', and per nulla means 'not at all'.

Examples

"Non ho capito nulla."

Natural Translation

I understood nothing.

Literal Translation

Not I-have understood nothing.

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