Adverb

nirgendwo

nowhere, not anywhere

Ich kann meinen Schlüssel nirgendwo finden.

I can't find my key anywhere.

Hier ist nirgendwo ein Parkplatz frei.

There's no free parking spot anywhere here.

((nirgendwo)) + ((Verb)) (as an adverb of place) Ich kann es nirgendwo sehen. (I can't see it anywhere.)

Synonyms: nirgends; Antonyms: überall (everywhere), irgendwo (somewhere)

Composed of 'nirgend-' (from Old High German for 'not ever anywhere') and 'wo' (where). Literally 'not-any-where'.

Think of it as a combination of 'nie' (never) and 'irgendwo' (somewhere). 'Never somewhere' logically means 'nowhere'.

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