A Complete Grammar of Esperanto (48)
LESSON XLVIII.
THE NEGATIVE ADJECTIVE.
224. The negative adjective, related to the negative pronoun "neniu," is
"nenia", no kind of, no sort of, expressing a negative idea concerning
the quality of a person or thing:
Mi havas nenian spegulon, I have no sort of mirror.
Nenia problemo estas tro malfacila por li,
no sort of problem is too difficult for him.
THE NEGATIVE ADVERB OF PLACE.
225. The negative adverb of place is "nenie", nowhere. The ending "-n"
may be added, as to other adverbs (121), to indicate direction:
Nenie estas pli bona mashino, nowhere is there a better machine.
Mi iros nenien morgau, I shall go nowhere tomorrow.
THE NEGATIVE TEMPORAL ADVERB.
226. The negative adverb of time is "neniam", never, at no time:
Neniam vivis pli fama filozofo,
there never lived a more famous philosopher.
Vi neniam trovos tiajn shraubojn au cilindrojn,
you will never find that kind of screws or cylinders.
THE NEGATIVE ADJECTIVE.
224. The negative adjective, related to the negative pronoun "neniu," is
"nenia", no kind of, no sort of, expressing a negative idea concerning
the quality of a person or thing:
Mi havas nenian spegulon, I have no sort of mirror.
Nenia problemo estas tro malfacila por li,
no sort of problem is too difficult for him.
THE NEGATIVE ADVERB OF PLACE.
225. The negative adverb of place is "nenie", nowhere. The ending "-n"
may be added, as to other adverbs (121), to indicate direction:
Nenie estas pli bona mashino, nowhere is there a better machine.
Mi iros nenien morgau, I shall go nowhere tomorrow.
THE NEGATIVE TEMPORAL ADVERB.
226. The negative adverb of time is "neniam", never, at no time:
Neniam vivis pli fama filozofo,
there never lived a more famous philosopher.
Vi neniam trovos tiajn shraubojn au cilindrojn,
you will never find that kind of screws or cylinders.