nadie más
/nadje mas/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'nobody else' is translated into Spanish as nadie más.
nadie más is used to refer to no other person besides the one already mentioned.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of nadie (nobody) and más (more/else).
How does it change in a sentence?
Unlike English, which uses 'else' to modify indefinite pronouns, Spanish uses más (more) to achieve the same meaning.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid saying nadie otro by translating 'nobody other' literally, but nadie más is the standard way to say 'nobody else'.
Did you know?
- The word nadie is actually a linguistic relative of the word 'born', coming from the Latin nātī which means 'born people'.
- Spanish evolved the meaning of nadie in a way similar to how French evolved the word personne. Both languages took a word for 'people' or 'person' and turned it into a word meaning 'no one'.
Examples in context
- Nadie más puede saber.Nobody else can know.This sentence shows how to express that no other person has the ability to know something using nadie más.Tatoeba #2783570 by marcelostockle, translation #2670845 by meerkat
- No apareció nadie más.Nobody else showed up.This sentence is useful for stating that no other person appeared using nadie más.Tatoeba #3519644 by teskmon, translation #3519394 by CK
- Nadie más resultó herido.Nobody else got hurt.This sentence demonstrates how to say that no other person was injured using nadie más.Tatoeba #3116904 by marcelostockle, translation #2997137 by CK
- No hay nadie más aventurero que élThere is nobody else as adventurous as him.
- No hay nadie más en el mundo como mi mejor amigaThere is nobody else in the world like my best friend.
- No hay nadie más en el mundo que me haga reír así.There is nobody else in the world who makes me laugh like this.
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Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are talking about a secret party.
- DanielSolo invitamos a Sofía y a mí.We only invited Sofía and me.
- Sofía¿Entonces no viene nadie más?So nobody else is coming?
- DanielNo, queremos que sea algo privado.No, we want it to be something private.
- SofíaPerfecto, así estaremos más tranquilos.Perfect, we will be more relaxed that way.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries más, nadie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
