Usages of nihil
In foro mater nihil emit, quia non satis argenti in crumena habet.
In the forum mother buys nothing, because she does not have enough money in her purse.
Si nihil in crumena est, a mercatore nihil emere possumus.
If there is nothing in the purse, we can buy nothing from the merchant.
Discipuli dicunt nihil facilius esse quam menda corrigere, si exemplum optimum ante oculos habent.
The students say that nothing is easier than correcting mistakes, if they have the best example before their eyes.
Postea mater domi codicem aperit, titulum legit, et dicit se nihil clarius vidisse.
Afterward mother opens the book at home, reads the title, and says that she has seen nothing clearer.
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