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German determiner · CEFR A1

kein

Meaning in English: no, not a

Rank 198 of 5,000determinerLevel A15 forms in the list
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Example

Ich habe leider kein Auto.

Unfortunately I don't have a car.

Forms of kein in the top 5,000

These forms of kein are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

keine#93
no, not anyA1

Ich habe heute keine Lust auf Sport.
I don't feel like sport today.

keinen#375
no, not any (acc. masc., dat. pl.)A1

Ich habe heute keinen Hunger.
I'm not hungry today.

keiner#1,711
nobody, noneA2

Keiner hat mir etwas gesagt.
Nobody told me anything.

keinem#3,109
no one, none (dative)A2

Das habe ich noch keinem erzählt.
I haven't told anyone that yet.

How common is kein?

kein is number 198 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 424 times per million words — about once every 2,400 words. Its most frequent form is keine (#93).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 50% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 194Fragenquestions
  2. 195giltis valid, applies
  3. 196der Teilpart, piece
  4. 197gebento give
  5. 198keinno, not a
  6. 199das Thematopic, subject
  7. 200bietetoffers
  8. 201wegenbecause of
  9. 202der Rahmenframe; framework, scope

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