Word
nada
/ˈnædə/
noun
没什么；零；无
a quantity of no importance
- 1.
a quantity of no importance
无关紧要的数量；毫无价值的东西
无关紧要的数量；毫无价值的东西；abbr. 美国汽车经销商联合会(the National Automobile Dealers Association)
In use
I asked if there was any food left, but he said nada.
After hours of searching, they found nada in the cave.
He offered to help, but in the end, he did nada.
be nada
表示毫无价值或毫无意义。
His promise was nada.
他的承诺一文不值。
have/get nada
强调一无所获。
I got nada for my efforts.
我白费力气，什么也没得到。
mean nada
强调不重要。
Your opinion means nada to me.
你的意见对我来说毫无意义。
Common mistakes
I nada about the meeting.I know nada about the meeting.
将'mada'误用作动词。'nada'是名词，表示'没什么'，不能直接接宾语。正确的用法是作为名词，常与'know'等动词搭配。
He has a nada in his pocket.He has nada in his pocket.
错误地认为'nada'是可数名词，添加了不定冠词。'nada'是不可数名词，表示'没有东西'，不需要冠词。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
abbr. 美国汽车经销商联合会；没什么；无价值的东西
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.