adverb

nirgendwo

nowhere

Ein Ort, der nicht existiert oder nicht angegeben ist; kein bestimmter Platz.

The German word "nirgendwo" is an adverb that means "nowhere". It is made up of "nirgend", meaning "not anywhere," and "wo," which means "where". Together, "nirgendwo" is used to indicate the absence of a location or place.

Similar words in German include "nirgends" (nowhere) and "nirgendswo" (nowhere; a less common variant).

While these similar terms convey the same general idea of absence or nonexistence in terms of location, "nirgendwo" is more commonly used in contemporary German, while "nirgends" can be seen as somewhat more casual or informal in certain contexts.

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Examples

Das Buch gehört nirgendwo hin.adverb

The book belongs nowhere.

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