# nici

**Part of speech:** ADV  
**Frequency rank:** #85 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

A negative/contrastive adverb used with negation, most often in structures like „nici... nici...” or to mean „not even” / „nor”.

## Meanings

- **not even** — Used to stress that something is excluded from a statement, often with negation.
- **nor / neither** — Connects two negative alternatives, especially in pairs like „nici... nici...”.

## Example sentences

- Nici eu nu am primit mesajul. — _I didn’t get the message either._
- Nu e nici cald, nici frig. — _It’s neither hot nor cold._
- Nici măcar nu a încercat. — _He/She didn’t even try._

## Forms

nici

## Nearby words by frequency

- [lucru](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/lucru)
- [tată](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/tat%C4%83)
- [după](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/dup%C4%83)
- [atunci](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/atunci)
- [nevoie](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nevoie)
- [loc](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/loc)
- [mamă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mam%C4%83)
- [mare](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mare)
- [găsi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/g%C4%83si)
- [br](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/br)
- [pleca](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pleca)
- [întâmpla](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEnt%C3%A2mpla)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nici](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nici) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.