هیچ‌وقت

Persian

Alternative forms

  • هیچوقت (hičvaqt)

Etymology

هیچ (hič, any; no) + وقت (vaqt, time).

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /heːt͡ʃwaqt/
  • (Kabuli): IPA(key): /eːt͡ʃwaqt/

Adverb

هیچوقت (hič-vaqt)

  1. (in positive constructions) ever
    دوستت هیچ‌وقت صبحانه می‌خورد؟ (more literary)
    dust-at hič-vaqt sobhâne mi-xorad?
    دوستت هیچ‌وخ صبحانه می‌خوره؟ (more colloquial)
    dust-et hič-vax sobhâne mi-xore?
    Does your friend ever have breakfast?
  2. (in negative constructions) ever; never
    او هیچ‌وقت صبحانه نمی‌خورد. (more literary)
    u hič-vaqt sobhâne ne-mi-xorad.
    او هیچ‌وخ صبحانه نمی‌خوره. (more colloquial)
    u hič-vax sobhâne ne-mi-xore.
    She never has breakfast/doesn't ever have breakfast.
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