nobody
gb/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/ us/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
A1
Ingles
~ 1600
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
pronoun
A1
quantity
1
no person; not anyone
Not any person; no one.
Padron ng paggamit:
[nobody] [verb] ...
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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'.
Mga kasingkahulugan
no one (Interchangeable in most contexts, but 'no one' is slightly more formal.)
Mga kasalungat
everybody (Refers to all people, the opposite of no person.)
Mga kolokasyon
nobody knows
|nobody cares
|nobody else
|nobody told
|nobody understands
Mga tema
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- Nobody is in the room.
- Nobody can help me.
- Nobody likes cold food.
- Nobody is here now.
- Nobody wants to be late.
Pangngalan
B1
entity
2
an unimportant or unknown person
A person who is not known or important.
Padron ng paggamit:
a [nobody] in [place/field]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Mga kasingkahulugan
nonentity (More formal and less common; often used in writing.)
Mga kasalungat
somebody (Refers to an important or well-known person.)
Mga kolokasyon
a complete nobody
|feel like a nobody
|treated like a nobody
Mga tema
social life
|identity
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
nobody
IPA
GB/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
US/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
Mga pantig at diin
nobody (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (nobody)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: nobody
- Plural: nobodies
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
like nobody's business
1/lˈaɪk nˈoʊbˌɑdiz bˈɪznɪs/
idiom
informal
very fast or well; intensely
To do something very well, fast, or strongly.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- Don't be too hard on yourself—nobody's perfect.
- I forgot your birthday, sorry. Nobody's perfect.