No. 186 in Romanian
niciun
"Niciun" means "no" or "not any" in English, used to indicate the absence of a singular masculine noun.
In a sentence
Nu am citit niciun articol ieri.
I didn't read any article yesterday.
Here, 'niciun' is used to negate the presence of 'any article' in the context of what was read.
Niciun copil nu lipsește de la activitate.
No child is absent from the activity.
In this sentence, 'niciun' conveys that there is an absolute absence of children failing to attend the activity.
Nu vedem niciun motiv să schimbăm planurile.
We don't see any reason to change the plans.
'Niciun' in this context intensifies the negation of 'any reason' to justify the action of changing plans.
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