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Usages of nie
Nie habe ich so viele E‑Mails ohne Vorlage geschrieben.
Never have I written so many emails without a template.
Ich komme nie zu spät.
I never arrive late.
Meine Schwester friert nie, ihr ist fast immer warm.
My sister never feels cold; she is almost always warm.
Wenn wir später an den Bach zurückkehren, wirkt er wieder ruhig, als hätte es nie eine Schwierigkeit gegeben.
When we return to the creek later, it seems calm again, as if there had never been any difficulty.
Früher hatte ich nie gezeltet, jetzt zelte ich jedes Jahr einmal mit meiner Familie.
In the past I had never camped; now I camp once every year with my family.
Ich habe schon einen ganzen Stapel Vokabelkarten, aber es sind nie genügend für alle neuen Ausdrücke.
I already have a whole pile of vocabulary cards, but there are never enough for all the new expressions.
Die Sicherheitsfrage sollte etwas sein, das du nie postest, zum Beispiel der Name deiner ersten Lehrerin.
The security question should be something that you never post, for example the name of your first female teacher.
An deiner Stelle würde ich ohne Klettergurt nie an diesem Abhang üben.
In your place I would never practise on this slope without a climbing harness.
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