nieko vertas

Meaning

worthless, worth nothing

Example

My old phone is worthless.

A way to remember it

vertas is "worth" (same old root as English worth); nieko "of nothing": worth nothing. Related: vertė "value", vertinti "to value".

More words at level B1

• nugalėti to defeat, to overcome
• nugalėtojas winner
• nukristi to fall down, to fall off, to drop
• nunešti to carry there, to take away
• nuolaida discount
• nuolat constantly
• nuomonė opinion
• nuotaika mood

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