kein

/kaɪ̯n/

determiner A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

feminine: keine
plural: keine

Meaning

no, not any

Negates a noun that would otherwise take ein or nothing at all — see nicht for when to use that instead.
- Ich habe keine Zeit.
  
  I don't have time.

Similar words

nicht

kein negates a noun that would otherwise take ein or no article — "Ich habe kein Geld" (I have no money). nicht negates verbs, adjectives, and nouns that already have a definite article or none at all.

Practice

1 What does kein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich habe ___ Zeit.

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