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nicht.

not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)

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Meaning & usage

adv/nɪçt/[nɪxt][nɪçt][niçt]
  1. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)

    Bitte nicht stören!
    Das ist nicht wahr.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German niwiht, niweht, niht, a contracted form of Old High German niowiht, from Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht. Essentially from nio (“never”) + wiht (“being, creature”), the last from Proto-Germanic *wihtą.

intj/nɪçt/[nɪxt][nɪçt][niçt]
  1. right?; is it?; is it not?

    dated · formal
    Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht?
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German niwiht, niweht, niht, a contracted form of Old High German niowiht, from Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht. Essentially from nio (“never”) + wiht (“being, creature”), the last from Proto-Germanic *wihtą.

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