never again / no longer
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never again / no longer
No longer or never again; indicates that something does not happen again or no longer applies from a certain point onward. In the sense of 'niemals' (never), the word is elevated, archaic, or poetic; in southern Germany, 'nimmer' (no longer) is also used colloquially.
Sie wollte diesen Ort nimmer wiedersehen.
She wanted never to see this place again.
'Nimmer' (never again / no longer) is mainly used in elevated, archaic, or poetic language. It can therefore be particularly suitable for historical characters, literary texts, or solemn statements.
Im alten Märchen schwor der König, nimmer zu fliehen.
In the old fairy tale, the king swore never to flee.
'Nimmer' (never again / no longer) can appear at the beginning of a sentence; in a main clause, the finite verb then follows immediately after it. It can also appear within the sentence, near the verb.
Nimmer werde ich diesen Tag vergessen.
Never will I forget this day.
Er wird nimmer zu diesem Haus zurückkehren.
He will never return to this house again.
The fixed expression 'nie und nimmer' (never ever) remains very common today and emphatically means 'auf keinen Fall' (under no circumstances) or 'niemals' (never). 'Nimmer' (never again / no longer) also often appears with 'wieder' (again), as in 'nimmer wiederkommen' (never to come back again).
Das schaffen wir nie und nimmer bis morgen.
We'll never ever manage that by tomorrow.
Der Wanderer verließ das Dorf und kam nimmer wieder.
The hiker left the village and never came back again.
