कुछ नहीं
kuch nahī̃/kʊt͡ʃʰ nə.ɦĩː/word by word
The English phrase "nothing" is translated into Hindi as कुछ नहीं (kuch nahī̃).
कुछ नहीं means "not any thing."
Meaning: not any thing (pron)
How does it change in a sentence?
Adding 'bhī' between 'kuch' and 'nahī̃' intensifies the phrase to mean 'nothing at all' to create कुछ भी नहीं.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is kuch nahī̃. The syllables are 2. The IPA is /kʊtʃʰ nə.ɦĩː/.
Did you know?
- In many Hindi-speaking cultures, saying कुछ नहीं in response to 'What is wrong?' often signals that the speaker is actually upset but does not want to discuss it.
- The word नहीं is part of a large family of Indo-European words, including the 'ne' used in Latin-based negation.
- While कुछ नहीं means 'nothing', the word कुछ is also the standard way to say 'some' or 'a little' in many contexts.
Examples in context
- टॉम वहीं खड़ा रहा, कुछ नहीं बोला।Tom stood there, saying nothing.This sentence is useful for describing an action where someone said कुछ नहीं.Tatoeba #11381140 by PrasantaHembram, translation #11226787 by Ergulis
- गर्मी में आइसक्रीम से बेहतर कुछ नहीं।Nothing is better than ice cream in the summer.This sentence demonstrates using कुछ नहीं to express that nothing is better than a specific item.Tatoeba #11371306 by Sorcien, translation #11344754 by CK
- कुछ नहीं!Nothing!This sentence shows कुछ नहीं being used as a single-word exclamation or response.Tatoeba #11371088 by Sorcien, translation #7532014 by shekitten
- 21 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Aditya asks Pooja why she looks sad in the park.
- आदित्य Adityaक्या हुआ? तुम उदास क्यों हो?Kya hua? Tum udaas kyon ho?What happened? Why are you sad?
- पूजा Poojaकुछ नहीं, बस थोड़ा थक गई हूँ।Kuch nahi, bas thoda thak gayi hoon.Nothing, I am just a little tired.
- आदित्य Adityaक्या मैं तुम्हारी मदद कर सकता हूँ?Kya main tumhari madad kar sakta hoon?Can I help you?
- पूजा Poojaनहीं, शुक्रिया।Nahi, shukriya.No, thank you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “nothing” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (कुछ, नहीं) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries कुछ, नहीं, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
