ni idea

—¿Por qué cancelaron el tren? —Ni idea.
—Why was the train cancelled? —No idea.
—¿Cómo se arregla esto? —Ni idea.
—How do you fix this? —No idea.
—¿Quién llamó? —Ni idea.
—Who called? —No idea.
—¿Cuándo abre la tienda? —Ni idea.
—When does the shop open? —No idea.
—¿Dónde está Paula? —Ni idea.
—Where is Paula? —No idea.

Similar words

no tengo la menor idea

no lo sé

—¿Dónde está Paula? —Ni idea.
—Where is Paula? —No idea.
—¿Cuándo abre la tienda? —Ni idea.
—When does the shop open? —No idea.
—¿Quién llamó? —Ni idea.
—Who called? —No idea.
—¿Por qué cancelaron el tren? —Ni idea.
—Why was the train cancelled? —No idea.
—¿Cómo se arregla esto? —Ni idea.
—How do you fix this? —No idea.

no lo sé

no tengo la menor idea

Clipped from no tener ni idea, literally “not to have even an idea”.

What does ni idea mean?

“No idea” or “not a clue”.

Can it be a complete reply?

Yes, it commonly answers a question by itself.

Is it formal?

No, it is an informal conversational answer.

What is the full sentence?

No tengo ni idea means “I have no idea”.

Does it express uncertainty or complete ignorance?

It strongly says the speaker does not know.

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