"I have nothing in the kitchen."
Translation:Non ho niente in cucina.
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nella is just in + la.
I have nothing in the kitchen. -> Non ho niente nella cucina. I have nothing in kitchen -> Non ho niente in cucina.
In this sentece you can use both, it does not make a big difference.
nella cucina and in cucina are both accepted as of 7/2020. those of you it hasn’t worked for recently may have another tiny typo or something?
It didn't accept nella cucina for me (10/2020), and I can't SEE any other differences to duo's correction than 'in cucina' ... oh well. Good to know it is acceptable usage at any rate! Thanks all.
Since double negatives in English are positive, I said "io ho niente in la cucina" ...how would be interpreted in Italian?
That's not a valid sentence in Italian; you can avoid the double negative only if you put "niente" before the verb, as "niente ho in cucina", or in an interrogation, as "hai niente in cucina?", but the first word order is very rare (mostly poetry and a couple of dialects). "In la" is wrong as well, it's either "in" or "nella".
Nulla is usually a perfect synonym for niente; nullo is mostly an adjective meaning "equal to zero" in math or "void" in legal jargon (other meanings are archaic).
P.S. Back then I forgot to mention that "hai niente...?" doesn't mean "do you have nothing?" but "do you have anything?", so it's basically equivalent to "hai qualcosa...?"
Fernando, your explanations are so good and thorough; very helpful - thank you!
In Italian two negations don't cancel each other: instead, you negate each and every element of the sentence that can be negated (except adjectives I guess).
"In la" is inammissible in Italian, the contraction into "nella" is mandatory.
I put, "Ho niente nella cucina" (I have nothing in the kitchen) and was marked wrong. Their answer says,"I do not have anything in kitchen" Arrrgggg!
I agree, non ho niente = I do not have nothing, which is a double negative! That's why I put io ho niente. So confusing!
It didn't accept nella for me 01/02/2022. Every other word I put was correct
The one was in italian and I wrote it in english like "I have nothing in kitchen" and they assumed it wrong
The article or possessive adjective is mandatory in English: I have nothing in the kitchen or in my kitchen.
saying la cucina is saying “i have nothing the kitchen”. you need “in” PLUS “la” which is “nella cucina” or simply in cucina.
Isn't this a double negative? Non ho niente = I do not have nothing? I thought it would be io ho niente...?