No. 209 in Portuguese
nunca
"Never."
In a sentence
Eu nunca tinha visto algo assim antes.
I had never seen something like this before.
Here, 'nunca' is used to indicate that the speaker has at no point previously experienced the described event.
Nunca faço isso sem planejar antes.
I never do this without planning beforehand.
'Nunca' here is emphasizing that the speaker does not perform the action at any time, indicating a habitual non-occurrence.
Prometo que nunca mais vou esquecer esse aniversário.
I promise that I will never again forget this birthday.
In this sentence, 'nunca' stresses a commitment to not repeating an action in the future.
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