nobody
gb/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/ us/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
A1
Kiingereza
~ 1600
Maana
maana 0
pronoun
A1
quantity
1
no person; not anyone
Not any person; no one.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[nobody] [verb] ...
Kosa la kawaida:
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'.
Visawe
no one (Interchangeable in most contexts, but 'no one' is slightly more formal.)
Vinyume
everybody (Refers to all people, the opposite of no person.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
nobody knows
|nobody cares
|nobody else
|nobody told
|nobody understands
Mada
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- Nobody is in the room.
- Nobody can help me.
- Nobody likes cold food.
- Nobody is here now.
- Nobody wants to be late.
Nomino
B1
entity
2
an unimportant or unknown person
A person who is not known or important.
Muundo wa matumizi:
a [nobody] in [place/field]
Kosa la kawaida:
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.
Visawe
nonentity (More formal and less common; often used in writing.)
Vinyume
somebody (Refers to an important or well-known person.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
a complete nobody
|feel like a nobody
|treated like a nobody
Mada
social life
|identity
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
nobody
IPA
GB/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
US/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
Silabi na mkazo
nobody (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (nobody)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: nobody
- Plural: nobodies
Familia ya neno
Semi
like nobody's business
1/lˈaɪk nˈoʊbˌɑdiz bˈɪznɪs/
idiom
informal
very fast or well; intensely
To do something very well, fast, or strongly.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- Don't be too hard on yourself—nobody's perfect.
- I forgot your birthday, sorry. Nobody's perfect.