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adverb

nirgends

nowhere

Bedeutet, dass kein Ort gemeint ist; an keinem Platz oder in keinem Bereich.

Definition & meaning

nirgends means “nowhere” or “in no place”. It is used to say that something cannot be found or does not happen in any location.

Common uses:

  • Nirgends ist es schöner als zu Hause. — Nowhere is it nicer than at home.
  • Ich habe den Schlüssel nirgends gefunden. — I found the key nowhere / I couldn’t find the key anywhere.

It can also be used emphatically to mean “absolutely nowhere” (strong negation).

Grammar & Word origin

  • Part of speech: adverb (local adverb of place)
  • Meaning type: negative location (answers where? in a negative sense)
  • Word formation: from nirgend- (“no/none anywhere”) + -s (an old adverbial ending found in some German adverbs)

Related forms:

  • nirgendwo — nowhere (very common, often interchangeable)
  • nirgendhin — to nowhere (direction)

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms (German):

  • nirgendwo
  • an keinem Ort (“in no place”)
  • überhaupt nirgends (emphatic: “absolutely nowhere”)

Antonyms (German):

  • irgendwo — somewhere
  • überall — everywhere
  • allerorts — in many places / everywhere (more formal)

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Examples

Das Buch ist nirgends zu finden.adverb

The book can be found nowhere.

Sie finden ihn nirgends.adverb

They find him nowhere.

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