German word
nie in German sentences
nie means "never" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Lara vergisst den Termin nie.
Lara never forgets the appointment.
Wir fahren nie ohne Fahrkarte.
We never travel without a ticket.
Der Arzt raucht nie in der Praxis.
The doctor never smokes in the practice.
Lara teilt das Passwort nie per Mail.
Lara never shares the password by email.
Nach dem Unfall fährt das Kind nie allein.
After the accident, the child never travels alone.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive nie. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.