I didn't see anything!

[taylorS]

Future English

Ánōsō nân!
[æˈnɔ:sɔː næːn]
á-nō-sō nân
1SG-NEG-see.PST nothing

[atman]

Modern Atlántika
¡Òdin ivlixa!
['ɔdin i'vliʃɐ]
nothing PST-see.PST-1SG.PST

And as for Atlántika's real-world brother...

Modern Greek
Δεν έβλεπα τίποτα!
[ðen 'evlepa 'tipota]
not PST-see-1SG.PST anything

[loglorn]

Proto-Gigxkpoyan
k'thóp' lö thju!
[k'tʰɔp' lø tʰɥu]
NEG-see-PF ACC thing

The closest English analog of that would be 'i didn't see a thing'

I'm going to throw in some descendants too because i want to develop them.

Ancient Rrahah
kataj insy løhy
[kɑtɑj insy løçy]
NEG-see-PF INDEF.SG ACC=thing

Proto-Southern-Gigxkpoyan
asxt'ape y lø hiu
[asxt'ape y lø çu]
see.NEG-PF INDEF.SG ACC thing

Proto-Northern-Gigxkpoyan
khi khaz ṯolth lö ṯwïḥï
[kʰi kʰaz t̪oltʰ lø t̪ɰɯɦɯ]
NEG PST see-R ACC thing-INDEF

Proto-Tjïvnjïs
sop je tji
[sˠopˠ je tʲi]
NEG.see-PST ACC thing

There are going to be 6 main descendants but the other 2 are still underdeveloped.

[Znex]

Modern Atlántika
¡Òdin ivlixa!
['ɔdin i'vliʃɐ]
nothing PST-see.PST-1SG.PST

And as for Atlántika's real-world brother...

Modern Greek
Δεν έβλεπα τίποτα!
[ðen 'evlepa 'tipota]
not PST-see-1SG.PST anything

As for their ancestor...

Attic Greek
οὐκ εἶδον οὐδέν!
[oːk êːdon oːdén]
not AOR.see-1SG.AOR nothing

And let's have some of my conlang too.

sĩ'afakahi atũ!
/sĩ-ʔa-fa-k-ah-j ʔa-tũ/
1SG-NEG-see-IND-ACT-PF NEG-one
I ain't seen nothing!

[Prinsessa]

Vanga wouldn't really use anything corresponding to 'anything' or 'nothing', but put it quite simply:

yaumı
j<ə>p-ь-ʲə=m=Ø-ʲə
see<NEUT>-NVL-1=NEG=AUX-1

For more of the emphasis or forcefulness implied by the original English sentence of this TC, just a bit of reduplication:

yaumı yaumı!

[Plusquamperfekt]

Miwonša

Žayanim njantsoi!
see<PAST>-1SG.PFV nothing-ACC.SG

[clawgrip]

何も見なかったよ。
Nani mo minakatta yo.
what even see-NEG-PST EMPH

[k1234567890y]

Lonmai Luna

Romanization: se dem matupa
Interlinear: 1.SG see nothing
English: I didn't see anything!

Romanization: se modo dem newa tupa
Interlinear: 1.SG NEG see any (some)thing
English: I didn't see anything!

Urban Basanawa

text: 吾ね見ああいいにきﾟ物
text(spaced): 吾 ね 見ああ いいにきﾟ 物
pronunciation: /ik ne 'sa: 'i:niç 'diŋ/
romanization: Ik ne saa eenig ding
interlinear: 1.SG.NOM NEG see.PAST.1.SG any thing
English: I didn't see anything!

text: 吾見ああねきﾟとす
text(spaced): 吾 見ああ ねきﾟとす
pronunciation: /ik 'sa: 'neçts/
romanization: Ik saa nechts
interlinear: 1.SG.NOM see.PAST.1.SG nothing
English: I didn't see anything!

[Xing]

Leopardish IV

Ni moke winna caama.
1s NEG see something
[n̪i moxe win̪ːa t͡ʃaːma]

[Sḿtuval]

Ythnandosian

There are actually two ways to say this, both of which are correct and standardized.

The first one has an archaic nuance to it and is generally reserved for formal speech.

Sebüs seẓèn sa.
se-bü-s seẓèn-∅ sa
NEG-see-IND.INCH.PST nothing-ABS.SG 1SG.ERG
/se.'bys 'se.ʐɪn sa/
I didn't see nothing.

The second one has an informal nuance to it, but it can be used in any register.

Sebüs sevi on sa.
se-bü-s sevi on-∅ sa
NEG-see-IND.INCH.PST none thing-ABS.SG 1SG.ERG
/se.'bys 'se.βi on sa/
I didn't see not one thing.

[zee]

Riyan

Bhú leshila náglig/echuns!
NEG see-1S.PST.IND something|horse
I didn't see anything!

Using echuns instead of náglig is more common in casual speech, though some older speakers may find it offensive, like a mild swear.

[Xing]

Leopardish 5

Yin wur kwir winca.
1s NEG see INDEF
[jɪŋ‿wʊ kʷʏ wʏɲc͡ça]

Yin kwirur winca.
1s see.NEG INDEF
[jɪŋ‿kʷʏrʊ wʏɲc͡ça]

[conlangingftw]

Lancúhea:

Ci tacalcí g'oçel.
[kɪ təˈkalki ˈɡɤkəl]
1SG;PAT nothing;PAT see;PRES;1SG
I didn't see anything.

[Tuslaven Kukristo]

Mi ne vidis nenion

langouleir:
Je'nt eviddé non.
I didn't see anything

[clawgrip]

Himmaswa


Hwai nlooayk huoo gna logayt daak.
/hwa̰j nluə̯jk hʌu̯ ɡna ˈlɔ.ɡəjt da̰ːk/
1 see NEG regardless what EMPH
I didn't see anything.


Naduta


Kuwassithuh tah-kugu-buru.
/ku.wɑsˈsi.tʰux tɑxˈku.ɡu.bu.ru/
some-what-KN.OBJ PST=see-1=NEG
I didn't see anything.

[Jackk]

Boralian

jo við ricos.
1s see.PST nothing
I didn't see anything.

Chudihr

da uida reşun li.
NEG see.IPFV nothing PST
I didn't see anything.

Torsane

nuk ei a d'jon ō hil.
for 1s TOP NEG-be.seen one thing
I didn't see anything.

Monnuš

dehoišnvijéli.
NEG-PFV-thing-see-1s-PST
I didn't see anything.

[pittmirg]

Are there any languages that are strict about distinguishing the senses "I see nothing [visibility is severely limited, there might be sth around but I wouldn't see it anyway]" and "I see nothing [I'm positive nothing relevant is present in the relevant area=I can see the absence]". 'Cause I find the frequent ambiguity between the two readings in the languages I know rather annoying. I'm thinking about separating these lexically or syntactically in a conlang of mine.

[clawgrip]

I imagine it's unlikely, since there are likely very few situations where context would not make the meaning quite clear.

[Lao Kou]

Spoiler:

[HoskhMatriarch]

Are there any languages that are strict about distinguishing the senses "I see nothing [visibility is severely limited, there might be sth around but I wouldn't see it anyway]" and "I see nothing [I'm positive nothing relevant is present in the relevant area=I can see the absence]". 'Cause I find the frequent ambiguity between the two readings in the languages I know rather annoying. I'm thinking about separating these lexically or syntactically in a conlang of mine.

Well, if you really need to distinguish them, you can specifically talk about seeing that something is not there or not being able to see if something is there...