não havia nenhum

there was no

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phrase Rare #32,039

there was no Used to say that there was not any of something. The noun that follows is usually masculine singular here, but the equivalent changes according to the noun: não havia nenhuma means “there was no” with a feminine noun.

PO: Não havia nenhum livro na estante.

EN: There were no books on the bookshelf.

Não havia nenhum prato na mesa.

There were no plates on the table.

Não havia nenhum controle.

There was no control.

— Um Tiro na Noite (1981)

Não havia nenhum punhal.

There was no dagger.

— Rashomon (1950)

Não havia nenhum espião em Los Alamos.

There were no spies at Los Alamos.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Tom percebeu que não havia nenhum carro estacionado em frente à escola.

Tom noticed that there were no cars parked in front of the school.

Não havia nenhum telefone.

There was no phone.

— Corra, Lola, Corra (1998)

Não havia nenhum poço perto da nossa casa.

There were no wells near our house.

— Em Chamas (2018)