nic

Meaning

Pron

nothing (not a thing)

Noun

nothing (someone or something trifling, or of no consequence or importance)

Adv

nothing; not at all

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɲit͡s/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish nic. The "cz-less" form nic is from Proto-Slavic *ničьso (originally Proto-Slavic *ničeso), an (archaic and synchronically irregular) variant of genitive. Compare with Czech nic.

Sentences

A więcej nie wiemy nic .

And that's all we know.

Przykro mi , nie mam nic na ten temat .

I'm sorry, I don't have anything about that.

" Nie przypominam sobie nic podobnego ."

“I don't recall anything like that.”

"Zabijcie mnie , jeśli chcecie , ale ja nic nie wiem , nic powiedzieć nie mogę ."

“Kill me if you want, but I don't know anything, I can't say anything.”

Z początku nie mógł tam trafić , bo ja nic nie robiłam , aby mu ułatwić .

At first, he couldn't get there, because I didn't do anything to make it easier for him.

— Co to znaczy ? Nic nie rozumiem .

— What does that mean? I don't understand anything.

Dziś powinnam mieć miesiączkę i nic .

Today I should have my period and nothing.

Zresztą nie zdałoby się to na nic !

Besides, it wouldn't do any good!