nichts kaufen

buy nothing

→ nichts

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buy nothing Used to say that someone buys or should buy nothing. In a sentence, it may also be translated as “not buy anything,” depending on the context.

GE: Ich möchte heute nichts kaufen.

EN: I don't want to buy anything today.

Ihr müßt mir nichts kaufen.

You don't have to buy me anything.

Man kann nichts kaufen, wenn man kein Geld hat.

You can't buy anything if you don't have any money.

Sonst sollte ich, glaube ich, nichts kaufen.

Otherwise, I don't think I should buy anything.

Sie müssen jetzt nichts kaufen.

You don't need to buy anything right now.

Und, wollen Sie nichts kaufen?

So, you don't want to buy anything?

— Central Station (1998)

Wir sollten nichts kaufen.

We shouldn't buy anything.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Oh, Onkel Lewis, du musst mir nichts kaufen.

Oh, Uncle Lewis, you don't have to buy me anything.

— Schöne Bescherung (1989)

Du solltest eine Weile nichts kaufen.

You shouldn’t buy anything for a while.

— GoodFellas (1990)