nessuno
nobody
pronoun nehs-SOO-noh Common
Origin: from Latin 'ne ipse unus'
Also means
none
Usage Note
Nessuno triggers Italian's double negative: after the verb it needs non before it, as in non c'è nessuno ('there's nobody'). Placed before the verb it stands alone, and as an adjective it shortens to nessun before a masculine noun.
Examples
"Non c'è nessuno in casa."
Natural Translation
There's nobody home.
Literal Translation
Not there-is nobody in house.
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