nulla
nothing
pronoun NOOL-lah Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'nulla res' (no thing)
Also means
anything
Usage Note
Nulla is interchangeable with niente and triggers double negation when after the verb: non so nulla ('I know nothing'). As a noun il nulla means 'the void', and per nulla means 'not at all'.
Examples
"Non ho capito nulla."
Natural Translation
I understood nothing.
Literal Translation
Not I-have understood nothing.
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