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Negating in German

Negating in German. The difference between kein and nicht. www.germanforspalding.org. The basic difference between "kein" and "nicht" is that one is a determiner and the other an adverb.

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Negating in German

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  1. Negating in German The difference between kein and nicht. www.germanforspalding.org

  2. The basic difference between "kein" and "nicht" is that one is a determiner and the other an adverb. • You use "kein" to "determine" nouns, instead of the indefinite article "ein, eine ein" and it is declined with the noun. • You use "nicht" to qualify verbs or in front of adjectives, and it does not change. www.germanforspalding.org

  3. nicht Put another way, nicht is used in any situation except in direct relation to a noun . Look at the following examples. 1. Du kannst hier nicht parken. (You can’t park here.) 2. Das ist nicht mein Buch. (That is not my book.) 3. Er ist nicht sehr fleissig. (He is not very industrious.) 4. Das ist nicht die Antwort. (That is not the answer.) www.germanforspalding.org

  4. kein kein is used in any situation in direct relation to a noun. It will be placed directly in front of the noun and be declined to match the case of the noun. Look at the following examples. 1. Das ist keine Antwort. (That is not an answer.) 2. Ich habe keinen Hund. (I have no dog.) 3. Er hat kein Geld. (He has no money.) 4. Wir haben keine Chance. (We have no chance.) www.germanforspalding.org

  5. There is no difference in meaning between the following sentences….but most Germans will prefer the use of kein over nicht in such situations. Das ist keine Antwort. (That is not an answer.) Das ist nicht eine Antwort. (That is not an answer.) Er ist kein Student. (He is not a student.) Er ist nicht ein Student. (He is not a student) www.germanforspalding.org

  6. Kein, like articles both definite (der,die & das) and indefinite (ein), change their forms according to the case of the noun that follows them. www.germanforspalding.org

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