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nunca

"nunca" means "never" in Portuguese. It is number 93 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

never

IPA

/ˈnũ.kɐ/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Nunca mais!
  Nevermore!
  Tatoeba: kasu / soweli_Elepanto
• É agora ou nunca.
  It's now or never.
  Tatoeba: Ricardo14 / CK
• Eu nunca vou dizer!
  I will never tell!
  Tatoeba: Ricardo14 / blay_paul

Learned together

In the course, "nunca" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• então then
• onde where
• mesmo same
• assim this way
• ainda still, yet
• também too
• favor favor
• depois later
• tão so

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