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### Saying "No" or "Not Any": *niciun* and *nicio*

When you want to express a total lack of something—like having "no excuse" or "not any signal"—you place a negative adjective directly before the noun. 

In Romanian, the form of this adjective changes depending on the gender of the noun it modifies.

| Meaning | Masculine / Neuter | Feminine |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **no / not any** | niciun | nicio |

**Important:** Romanian relies on double negation. Whenever you use *niciun* or *nicio*, the verb of the sentence MUST also be negative (using **nu**).

### Feminine Nouns: *nicio*

Use **nicio** before feminine nouns (like *scuză*, *șansă*, or *dovadă*). Notice how the verb in these sentences is always preceded by *nu*.

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### Masculine and Neuter Nouns: *niciun*

Use **niciun** before masculine and neuter nouns (like *sens*, *chef*, or *semnal*). 

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### Multiple Negations

Because Romanian embraces multiple negations, it is perfectly normal to have *nu*, *niciun* / *nicio*, and other negative words like **nimeni** (nobody) or **nicăieri** (nowhere) all in the same sentence. They work together to establish the negative, rather than canceling each other out.

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Negative adjectives (niciun, nicio)

adjective

adverb

adverbial phrase

auxiliary

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The verb to be and definite articles (a fi, -ul, -le)

Feminine definite articles (-a, -ua)

Indefinite articles (un, o)

Negative sentences (nu)

Question words (ce, unde, cine)

The verb to have (a avea)

Masculine plural nouns (-i, -ii)

Feminine plural nouns (-e, -i, -le)

Neuter plural nouns (-uri, -e, -le)

Adjectives and agreement

Present tense of regular -a verbs

Present tense of -a verbs with suffix (-ez)

Present tense of regular -i and -î verbs

Present tense of -i and -î verbs with suffix (-esc / -ăsc)

Present tense of -ea and -e verbs

Reflexive pronouns (mă, te, se, ne, vă)

Accusative prepositions (în, la, pe, din, cu)

Likes and dislikes (îmi place)

Possessive adjectives (meu, tău, său)

Third-person possessives (lui, ei, lor)

Possessive articles (al, a, ai, ale)

Formal politeness (dumneavoastră)

Demonstrative adjectives (acest, acel)

Numbers 1 to 10

The number two (doi, două)

Numbers 11 to 20

Counting by tens to 100

Quantifying large numbers (de)

The subjunctive (să)

Third-person subjunctive (să)

Direct object pronouns (îl, o, îi, le)

Personal direct objects (pe)

Days of the week

Telling time (e ora...)

Months of the Year (January to June)

Months of the Year (July to December)

The Four Seasons

Weather Conditions

Rooms in a House

Basic Body Parts: Upper Body

Basic Body Parts: Limbs

Everyday Clothing

Basic Foods: Groceries

Fruits and Vegetables

Around Town

Getting Around

Setting the Table

A Colorful World

Common Animals

In the Wild

Jobs and Careers

Everyday Tech

Describing people (tânăr, bătrân, înalt)

Asking when and why (când, de ce, care)

Hello and goodbye (bună ziua, la revedere)

Coming and going (intra, sta, trece)

Where is it? (sub, lângă, între)

Knowing and thinking (știu că, cred că)

Sorry, welcome, congratulations (îmi pare rău, la mulți ani)

Introducing yourself (mă numesc, sunt din România)

How much and how many (puțin, prea, doar)

Can and may (pot merge, pot să merg)

If and whether (dacă)

At school and university

Irregular verbs in the present (vrea, lua, da, bea, sta)

Free time and sport

How much is it? (cât costă, câți, câte)

Before and after (înainte, după, până)

At the doctor (mă doare)

Meals of the day (micul dejun, prânzul, cina)

At the restaurant

Ability and permission (a putea să)

Obligation and necessity (trebuie să)

Desires and intentions (a vrea să)

Impersonal statements (se)

Adverbs of frequency (adesea, uneori)

Conjunctions for reasons and links (pentru că, deci)

Stressed accusative pronouns (pe mine, pe tine)

Indefinite pronouns (cineva, ceva)

Negative pronouns and double negation (nimeni, nimic)

The past tense auxiliary (am, ai, a)

The past tense (am, ai, a)

Regular past participles (-at, -it)

Regular past participles (-ut, -s, -t)

Negative past tense (nu am)

Question	Answer
the excuse	scuza
He has absolutely no excuse.	El nu are absolut nicio scuză.
the sense, the meaning	sensul
This excuse makes no sense.	Această scuză nu are niciun sens.
the mood, the desire	cheful
Today I have no desire to work.	Astăzi nu am niciun chef să lucrez.
We have no desire to go outside tonight.	Nu avem niciun chef să ieșim afară diseară.
the chance	șansa
We have no chance to win the competition.	Nu avem nicio șansă să câștigăm concursul.
the hope	speranța
Nobody has any hope now.	Nimeni nu are nicio speranță acum.
The doctor did not offer us any hope yesterday.	Medicul nu ne-a oferit nicio speranță ieri.
the drop	picătura
The cat did not drink any drop of milk today.	Pisica nu a băut nicio picătură de lapte astăzi.
It did not rain at all, there is not a single drop of water.	Nu a plouat deloc, nu este nicio picătură de apă.
the coin	moneda
Please do not lose any coin.	Te rog să nu pierzi nicio monedă.
the proof	dovada
This old coin is no proof.	Această monedă veche nu este nicio dovadă.
I searched, but I found no proof anywhere.	Am căutat, dar nu am găsit nicio dovadă nicăieri.
the doubt	îndoiala
He has no doubt about the project.	El nu are nicio îndoială despre proiect.
I have no doubt that this project makes no sense.	Nu am nicio îndoială că acest proiect nu are niciun sens.
I have no chance, the boss is very angry.	Nu am nicio șansă, șeful este foarte supărat.
the signal	semnalul
We did not find any signal in the forest.	Nu am găsit niciun semnal în pădure.
I did not receive it, I do not have any signal here!	Nu l-am primit, nu am niciun semnal aici!
the difference	diferența
There is absolutely no difference between them.	Nu este absolut nicio diferență între ele.
This is the biggest difference, we have no problem now.	Asta este cea mai mare diferență, nu avem nicio problemă acum.
the exception	excepția
The manager's rule has no exception today.	Regula managerului nu are nicio excepție astăzi.
This rule has no exception.	Această regulă nu are nicio excepție.

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