ніколи

Ukrainian

Etymology

ні (ni) + коли (koly, “when”)

Pronunciation

  • ніко́ли: IPA(key): [nʲiˈkɔɫe]
  • ні́коли: IPA(key): [ˈnʲikɔɫe]
  • (file)

Adverb

ніко́ли • (nikóly)

  1. never
    Він ніко́ли не готува́в ри́би. ― Vin nikóly ne hotuváv rýby. ― He has never cooked a fish.

Predicative

ні́коли • (níkoly)

  1. (often with dative case) there is no time to
    Мені́ спа́ти ні́коли ― Mení spáty níkoly ― I don't have time to sleep.
    Synonyms: нема́ коли́ (nemá kolý), нема́є ча́су (nemáje čásu)

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