nem

Meaning

Adv

1. (not-comparable) not even (introduces an emphatic negation)
2. (not-comparable) do not even (introduces an emphatic negative command)

Conj

1. nor; and not (introduces a further negative statement)
2. nor (introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true)

Intj

nah, no

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnẽj̃/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese nen, from Latin nec (“nor; and not”). Compare Galician nin, Catalan, French, and Spanish ni, Italian né.

Sentences

No oeste , nem vento nem bom casamento .

In the west, neither wind nor good marriage.

Mas nem todos os corpos têm o mesmo nível de autoridade .

But not all bodies have the same level of authority.

Meu pai não fuma nem bebe .

My father doesn't smoke or drink.

Nem mulher sem vergonha nem planta na florida em maio .

Neither shameless woman nor flower plant in May.

Então ele não poderia ser apressado nem impaciente .

So he couldn't be rushed or impatient.

As uvas de novembro , nem os leitões , as querem .

The November grapes, nor the piglets, want them.