No. 266 in Portuguese
ninguém
Nobody; no one.
In a sentence
Ninguém veio à festa ontem.
Nobody came to the party yesterday.
Here, 'ninguém' is used as the subject of the sentence, indicating the absence of any person performing the action.
Eu não conheço ninguém nesta cidade.
I do not know anyone in this city.
In this sentence, 'ninguém' is the object of the verb, signifying the absence of any specific person being known.
Se ninguém se importar, vou fechar a janela.
If no one minds, I will close the window.
This time, 'ninguém' is employed in a conditional clause as the subject, referring to the lack of any person who would oppose the action.
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