nunca

Meaning

1. never
2. ever

Concepts

never

ever

not ever

nevermore

no

🙅

neither

not at all

not even

once in a blue moon

when Hell freezes over

when pigs fly

in the reign of Queen Dick

at latter Lammas

nevah

never ever

at no time

never

by no means

future

in no way

ne’er

Synonyms

jamás

en ningún tiempo

de ninguna manera

no … nunca

chorros

de ningún modo

no ... nunca

Hyphenated as

nun‧ca

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnunka/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish nunqua, from Latin numquam, from ne + umquam.

Sentences

Sin embargo , este nunca llegó a aparecer .

However, this one never appeared.

Sin embargo , nunca hizo pruebas de campo pasadas .

However, he never did past field tests.

Sin embargo , nunca pudo ser un en titular habitual en el equipo .

However, he could never be a regular starter on the team.

Mi padre nunca se consideró una persona especial .

My father never considered himself a special person.

Su hábitat es de agua dulce , nunca desciende al mar .

Its habitat is freshwater, it never descends to the sea.

Naturalmente angustiada , María Ana nunca se casó de nuevo ni tuvo hijos .

Naturally distressed, Maria Ana never married again or had children.

La fortaleza fue sitiada varias veces pero nunca fue tomada .

The fortress was besieged several times but was never taken.

El club blanco se reservó una opción de compra que nunca hizo efectiva .

The white club reserved a purchase option that it never made effective.