No. 216 in Serbian
никада
"Никада" means "never" in English.
In a sentence
Никада нисам био у Америци.
I have never been to America.
The word "никада" is used to express an absolute negation of experiencing something in the past or up to the present, equivalent to "never."
Рекао је да никада не касни на посао.
He said that he never arrives late to work.
Here, "никада" indicates a habitual action in the negative, stating that something does not occur at any time.
Ако овако наставиш, никада нећеш постићи свој циљ.
If you continue like this, you will never achieve your goal.
In this sentence, "никада" predicts a future impossibility, emphasizing that an event is envisioned not to occur at any time in the future.
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