Nem

Adverb

Definitions

1.Adverbnot even (introduces an emphatic negation)

"Nem eu sabia disso."

2.Adverbdo not even (introduces an emphatic negative command)

"Nem pense em fazer isso."

3.Adverbneither … nor

"Nem gosto nem desgosto."

4.Conjunctionnor; and not (introduces a further negative statement)

"Não sei, nem quero saber."

5.Conjunctionnor (introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true)

"Devemos aguentar sem água nem comida."

6.Interjectionnah, no

"Você gosta de abóbora? Nem! Eu prefiro cenoura."

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