{"id":1176,"date":"2010-10-18T14:08:04","date_gmt":"2010-10-18T14:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2018-02-07T11:27:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T11:27:35","slug":"i-have-no-negations-with-keinkeinekeinenetc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/i-have-no-negations-with-keinkeinekeinenetc\/","title":{"rendered":"“I have no …” – Negations with “kein\/keine\/keinen\/etc.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

When someone is asking you in German for a particular noun, for example, when you are asked if you have or posses something, e.g. time<\/em>, a brother<\/em>, a sister<\/em>, children<\/em>, a pen<\/em>, etc., you have to use a declined form of the word kein<\/em><\/strong> in order to negate your statement.<\/p>\n

For example, when I ask you the following questions:<\/p>\n

1. Hast du Zeit? \u2013 Do you have time?<\/p>\n

2. Hast du Hunger. \u2013 Are you hungry? (lit. Do you have hunger?)<\/p>\n

3. Hast du eine Schwester? \u2013 Do you have a sister?<\/p>\n

4. Haben sie einen Sohn? \u2013 Do you have a son?<\/p>\n

5. Haben Sie Kinder? \u2013 Do you have children?<\/p>\n

6. Hast du einen Stift? \u2013 Do you have a pen?<\/p>\n

The correct German responses would be:<\/p>\n

1. Nein, ich habe keine Zeit. \u2013 No, I have no time. \/ No, I don\u2019t have time.<\/p>\n

2. Nein, ich habe keinen Hunger. \u2013 No, I am not hungry. (lit. No, I have no hunger.)<\/p>\n

3. Nein, Ich habe keine Schwester. \u2013 No, I have no sister. \/ No, I don\u2019t have a sister.<\/p>\n

4. Nein, ich habe keinen Sohn. \u2013 No, I have no son. \/ No, I don\u2019t have a son.<\/p>\n

5. Nein, ich habe keine Kinder. \u2013 No, I have no children. \/ No, I don\u2019t have children.<\/p>\n

6. Nein, ich habe keinen Stift. \u2013 No, I have no pen. \/ No, I don\u2019t have a pen.<\/p>\n

In the singular<\/span> kein<\/em><\/strong> is declined<\/span> like the indefinite<\/span> articles<\/span>.<\/p>\n

In the plural<\/span> kein<\/em><\/strong> is declined<\/span> like the definite<\/span> articles<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n\n

Singular<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Plural<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n\n

masculine<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

feminine<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

neuter<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nominative<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

ein<\/p>\n

kein<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

eine<\/p>\n

keine<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

ein<\/p>\n

kein<\/strong><\/td>\n

die<\/p>\n

keine<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Genitive<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

eines<\/p>\n

keines<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

einer<\/p>\n

keiner<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

eines<\/p>\n

keines<\/strong><\/td>\n

der<\/p>\n

keiner<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Dative<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

einem<\/p>\n

keinem<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

einer<\/p>\n

keiner<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

einem<\/p>\n

keinem<\/strong><\/td>\n

den<\/p>\n

keinen<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Accusative<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

einen<\/p>\n

keinen<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

eine<\/p>\n

keine<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

ein<\/p>\n

kein<\/strong><\/td>\n

die<\/p>\n

keine<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

So, all you have to do is to add the letter k<\/em><\/strong> to the indefinite articles and you will always obtain the corresponding negation word.<\/p>\n

Please note, that you can only negate you statement with kein<\/em><\/strong> when the noun you are talking about is either used without articles or with indefinite articles.<\/p>\n

Without articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sie isst \u00c4pfel. \u2013 She eats apples.<\/p>\n

Sie isst keine \u00c4pfel. \u2013 She doesn\u2019t eat apples. (lit. She eats no apples.)<\/p>\n

Er trinkt Kaffee. \u2013 He drinks coffee.<\/p>\n

Er trink keinen Kaffee. \u2013 He doesn\u2019t drink coffee. (lit. He drinks no coffee.)<\/p>\n

With indefinite articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sie isst einen Apfel. \u2013 She is eating an apple.<\/p>\n

Sie isst keinen Apfel. \u2013 She isn\u2019t eating an apple. (lit. She is eating no apple.)<\/p>\n

Er trinkt eine Tasse Kaffee. \u2013 He is drinking a cup of coffee.<\/p>\n

Er trink keine Tasse Kaffee. \u2013 He isn\u2019t drinking a cup of coffee. (lit. He is drinking no cup of coffee.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When someone is asking you in German for a particular noun, for example, when you are asked if you have or posses something, e.g. time, a brother, a sister, children, a pen, etc., you have to use a declined form of the word kein in order to negate your statement. For example, when I ask…<\/p>\n

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