Breakdown of Мы нигде не забываем наши вещи.
не
not
мы
we
наш
our (наш, наша, наше)
вещь
thing
нигде
nowhere
забывать
to forget
Questions & Answers about Мы нигде не забываем наши вещи.
In English we say 'anywhere', but here it uses нигде (nowhere) and не (not). Is that a double negative?
Yes! In Russian, double negatives are required. When you use a negative word like нигде (nowhere), ничего (nothing), or никогда (never), you must also put не before the verb. Literally, this sentence says 'We nowhere not forget our things'.
Where should I put нигде in the sentence? Can it go after the verb?
The most natural word order is to put the negative word (нигде) right before не and the verb. While Russian word order is flexible, you will almost always see this specific pattern: subject + negative word + не + verb.
What case is наши вещи (our things) in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object (the thing being forgotten). Because вещи is an inanimate noun (an object, not a living person or animal), its accusative plural form looks exactly the same as its basic nominative plural form.
Why does the plural word вещи end in -и instead of the usual plural ending -ы?
This is due to a very important Russian spelling rule. You can never write the letter ы after the letter щ (or after г, к, х, ж, ч, ш). Because of this rule, the plural ending changes to -и.
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