nobody
gb/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/ us/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
A1
Engels
~ 1600
Betekenissen
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pronoun
A1
quantity
1
no person; not anyone
Not any person; no one.
Gebruikspatroon:
[nobody] [verb] ...
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'nobody' with 'anybody' in negative sentences. 'Nobody' is already negative, so it doesn't need 'not'. For example, say 'Nobody came', not 'Nobody didn't come'.
Synoniemen
no one (Interchangeable in most contexts, but 'no one' is slightly more formal.)
Antoniemen
everybody (Refers to all people, the opposite of no person.)
Woordcombinaties
nobody knows
|nobody cares
|nobody else
|nobody told
|nobody understands
Thema's
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- Nobody knows where she went.
- Nobody was at home when I called.
- Nobody can solve this problem.
- Nobody saw what happened.
- Nobody wanted to leave early.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- Nobody is in the room.
- Nobody can help me.
- Nobody likes cold food.
- Nobody is here now.
- Nobody wants to be late.
Zelfstandig naamwoord
B1
entity
2
an unimportant or unknown person
A person who is not known or important.
Gebruikspatroon:
a [nobody] in [place/field]
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse the noun 'nobody' with the pronoun meaning 'no person'. As a noun, it refers to someone's status or importance, not just absence of people.
Synoniemen
nonentity (More formal and less common; often used in writing.)
Antoniemen
somebody (Refers to an important or well-known person.)
Woordcombinaties
a complete nobody
|feel like a nobody
|treated like a nobody
Thema's
social life
|identity
|core_vocabulary
Voorbeelden
- He used to be a nobody before his music went viral.
- She felt like a nobody in her new school.
- Don't treat me like a nobody; I have skills too.
- The actor was a nobody until that blockbuster role.
- In politics, he was a nobody until last year.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
- I felt like a nobody at the party.
- He was a nobody before the show.
- She is not a nobody; she is very smart.
- They called him a nobody, but he proved them wrong.
- I don’t want to be a nobody.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
nobody
IPA
GB/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
US/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
nobody (1 lettergreep)
Stress on 1st syllable (nobody)
Woordvormen
Noun
- Base: nobody
- Plural: nobodies
Woordfamilie
Uitdrukkingen
like nobody's business
1/lˈaɪk nˈoʊbˌɑdiz bˈɪznɪs/
idiom
informal
very fast or well; intensely
To do something very well, fast, or strongly.
Voorbeelden
- She can type like nobody's business.
- He plays the guitar like nobody's business.
nobody's perfect
1/nˈoʊbˌɑdiz pˈɚfɛkt/
idiom
everyone makes mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes; no one is perfect.
Voorbeelden
- Don't worry about the error—nobody's perfect.
- I forgot my lines, but hey, nobody's perfect.
nobody's perfect
2/nˈoʊbˌɑdiz pˈɚfɛkt/
idiom
informal
Everyone makes mistakes sometimes
Used to say that it is normal for people to make mistakes.
Voorbeelden
- Don't be too hard on yourself—nobody's perfect.
- I forgot your birthday, sorry. Nobody's perfect.