No. 238 in Russian
никогда
Never.
In a sentence
Я никогда не был в Париже.
I have never been to Paris.
In this sentence, 'никогда' is used with the negative particle 'не' to express that the action has never occurred.
Никогда не забуду этот день.
I will never forget this day.
Here, 'никогда' emphasizes the permanence of the action, combined with the negative particle 'не'.
Если ты так думаешь, ты никогда не поймешь меня.
If you think that way, you will never understand me.
In this conditional sentence, 'никогда' highlights the impossibility of a future event happening under specific conditions.
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