nicht

/nɪçt/

particle A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

part Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. not

    Position matters: nicht usually goes at the end of a clause when negating the whole sentence, but right before the specific word it negates otherwise.

    • Ich verstehe das nicht.

      I don't understand that.

Similar words

kein

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.

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