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To express having zero options or "not any" of something, Italian uses the negative adjective **nessuno**. When placed before a noun, its ending changes to match the noun's gender and starting letters.

If you know how to use the indefinite articles (*un, uno, una, un'*), you already know how to use the forms of *nessuno*! Also, notice that Italian embraces the double negative: you will typically use **non** before the verb along with the negative adjective.

### Masculine Nouns: Nessun and Nessuno

For most masculine nouns—whether they start with a regular consonant or a vowel—use **nessun** (following the exact same rule as *un*).

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However, if a masculine noun starts with **s + consonant** (like *spreco* or *scampo*), **z**, **gn**, or **ps**, you must use **nessuno** (just like *uno*).

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### Feminine Nouns: Nessuna and Nessun'

For feminine nouns starting with a consonant, use **nessuna** (just like *una*).

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Here is a sentence contrasting the feminine **nessuna** with the masculine **nessuno**:

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Finally, if a feminine noun starts with a vowel, drop the final *-a* and add an apostrophe to make **nessun'** (just like *un'*). Remember, this apostrophe is *only* used with feminine nouns!

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The negative adjective (nessun, nessuna)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Subject pronouns and the verb to be (io sono)

Singular definite articles (il, la)

Singular demonstratives (questo, questa)

Basic verbal negation (non)

Yes/No questions

Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

Regular plurals and definite articles (-i, -e, i, le)

Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

The plural article (gli)

Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

Demonstrative adjectives (quello, quella)

Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)

Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)

The verb to have (ho, hai, ha...)

There is / there are (c'è, ci sono)

The preposition of (di)

Singular possessives (il mio, la mia)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (undici, dodici...)

Numbers 21 to 100 (trenta, quaranta...)

Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

Plural possessive adjectives (i miei, le mie)

Possessives with family members (mio padre)

Formal address (dare del Lei)

Present tense of -are verbs (-o, -i, -a)

Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)

Question words (quando, come, perché)

Question word agreement (quanto, quanta, quanti, quante)

Regular -ire verbs

Verbs with -isc- (capisco, capisci, capisce)

Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)

The verb fare (faccio, fai, fa)

The verb andare (vado, vai, va)

The verb stare (sto, stai, sta)

The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)

The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)

Location and destination (a, in)

Origin and movement (da)

Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)

Articulated prepositions with in (nel, nella)

Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)

Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)

Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)

Months of the year

Telling time (sono le...)

Dates (il + number)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primo, secondo, terzo...)

The verb to want (volere)

The verb can (potere)

The verb must (dovere)

The verb to know (sapere)

Reflexive verbs (mi lavo, ti lavi)

Indirect object pronouns (gli, le, ci...)

Expressing preferences (mi piace)

Plural preferences (mi piacciono)

Comparatives (più... di, meno... di)

The passato prossimo with avere (ho parlato)

Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)

The passato prossimo with essere (sono andato)

Reflexive verbs in the past (mi sono svegliato)

Time adverbs with the past tense (già, mai, ancora)

Third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)

The four seasons

Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)

Conversational words (beh, allora, davvero)

Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)

Indefinite pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno)

Noun suffixes (-ino, -one)

Adverbs of manner (-mente)

Comparisons of equality (così... come)

The relative superlative (il più)

The absolute superlative (-issimo)

Irregular comparatives (migliore, peggiore)

Present progressive (stare + -ando, -endo)

Imminent actions (stare per)

The locative pronoun (ci)

The partitive pronoun (ne)

Pronoun placement with modal verbs

Impersonal subjects (si)

Prepositions of time (da, per, tra, fra)

Past participle agreement with pronouns

Question	Answer
sense	il senso
to make sense	avere senso
It makes no sense, there is nothing to understand.	Non ha nessun senso, non c'è niente da capire.
compromise	il compromesso
I see no sense in this compromise.	Non vedo nessun senso in questo compromesso.
One must find an agreement without any compromise.	Bisogna trovare un accordo senza nessun compromesso.
He made no mistake in the test.	Non ha fatto nessun errore nel test.
There is no obstacle, we have nothing to fear.	Non c'è nessun ostacolo, non abbiamo niente da temere.
waste (squandering)	lo spreco
We do not want any waste of money.	Non vogliamo nessuno spreco di soldi.
There is never any waste of time here.	Non c'è mai nessuno spreco di tempo qui.
escape	lo scampo
Unfortunately there is no escape for them.	Purtroppo non c'è nessuno scampo per loro.
hope	la speranza
Without the map, there is no hope nor any escape.	Senza la mappa, non c'è nessuna speranza né nessuno scampo.
He never has any hope.	Lui non ha mai nessuna speranza.
disadvantage	lo svantaggio
I find no disadvantage in this option.	Non trovo nessuno svantaggio in questa opzione.
objection	l'obiezione
There is no disadvantage, therefore I have no objection.	Non c'è nessuno svantaggio, quindi non ho nessun'obiezione.
The lawyer made no objection.	L'avvocato non ha fatto nessun'obiezione.
possibility	la possibilità
There is no possibility of changing the situation.	Non c'è nessuna possibilità di cambiare la situazione.
hesitation	l'esitazione
He rejected the possibility without any hesitation.	Ha rifiutato la possibilità senza nessun'esitazione.
I accept no hesitation from you.	Non accetto nessun'esitazione da te.
I have no doubt.	Non ho nessun dubbio.
Marco has no problem.	Marco non ha nessun problema.
the scruple	lo scrupolo
The seller has no scruples.	Il venditore non ha nessuno scrupolo.
There is no mirror in the room.	Non c'è nessuno specchio nella stanza.
the pretext	il pretesto
The murderer has no scruples and no pretext.	L'assassino non ha nessuno scrupolo e nessun pretesto.
the need	l'esigenza
We have no need to invent a pretext.	Non abbiamo nessun'esigenza di inventare un pretesto.
This answer makes no sense.	Questa risposta non ha nessun senso.
His idea makes sense, in my opinion.	La sua idea ha senso, secondo me.
There was no need to leave right away.	Non c'era nessuna esigenza di partire subito.

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