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What is the difference between saying "cred că nu e nimic rău" and saying "cred că nu e ceva rău"? Is there any difference?

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  • 'cred că nu e nimic rău...în asta' or '...cu asta' - implies that no negative part can be found in said issue, whilst 'cred că (asta) nu e ceva rău' implies that something is not bad in itself. I don't know if it's clearer that way.

    Yes, it's clearer now, "there is nothing bad/wrong in/with this/that " vs. "this/that is not bad". Mulțumesc.

    No, it’s not clearer that way. The nuances correspond one to one between languages, no need to reinvent the wheel by explaining them. 

    ‘I think there’s nothing bad’ vs. ‘I think it’s not something bad’.

  • My fellow romanians above are complicating things a bit, although they are not wrong, this matters mostly if you are studying to reach C2++ levels.

    It’s simple actually. There is no difference in regular speech. Unfortunately for people trying to learn the language, Double Negation is a thing in romanian.

    E.g. Nu vreau nimic. Nu am fost niciodată acolo. Nu cunosc pe nimeni.

    This kinda works for pretty much any direct or Indirect Object (CI / CD - Complement direct / Complement indirect ) even if it has this negative value by itself (nimeni, nimic, niciodata etc) or given by an adjective (Nu am citit NICIO carte din lista).

    You can PM for a further explanation