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nichts

"nichts" means "nothing" in German. It is number 75 on the frequency list, in A1 (pron).

Meaning

nothing

IPA

[nɪçt͡s]

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Ich weiß nichts.
  I don't know anything.
  Tatoeba: MUIRIEL / saeb
• Da ist nichts.
  There's nothing there.
  Tatoeba: Pfirsichbaeumchen / CK
• Hier ist nichts.
  There is nothing here.
  Tatoeba: MUIRIEL / CM

Learned together

In the course, "nichts" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• doch yes (contradicting)
• alles everything
• kein no, not a, not any
• oder or
• nach after
• man one, you, people
• etwas something
• mehr something more
• bei at, near

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