kein
no, not a
The 40th most frequent word in German, appearing about 2,370 times per million words.
- Type
- determiner
- Frequency rank
- #40
- Per million words
- 2,370
Used to negate a noun. Nicht negates verbs and adjectives; kein negates things.
In a sentence
Ich habe keine Zeit.I have no time.
Declension
It changes with the gender and case of the noun it belongs to.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | kein | keine | kein | keine |
| Acc. | keinen | keine | kein | keine |
| Dat. | keinem | keiner | keinem | keinen |
| Gen. | keines | keiner | keines | keiner |
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