No. 80 in German
nicht
"Nicht" means "not" in English.
In a sentence
Ich gehe heute nicht zur Arbeit.
I'm not going to work today.
In this sentence, 'nicht' is used to negate the verb by indicating that the action of going to work is not occurring.
Dieser Film ist nicht interessant.
This movie is not interesting.
Here, 'nicht' is used to negate the adjective, specifying that the movie lacks the characteristic of being interesting.
Er hat gesagt, dass er nicht weiß, wann sie kommen.
He said that he does not know when they are coming.
In this sentence, 'nicht' negates the verb 'weiß' within the embedded clause, indicating the absence of knowledge about the timing.
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