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kein

no, not any

determiner kine Common

Usage Note

Kein is how German says 'not a' or 'no' before a noun, where English would use 'not' plus 'a/any'. It declines exactly like the indefinite article ein.

Examples

"Ich habe keine Zeit."

Natural Translation

I have no time.

Literal Translation

I have no time

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