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German
Pronunciation
Pronoun
keine
- feminine nominative/accusative of kein
- Das ist keine Lampe. ― That is not a lamp.
- plural nominative/accusative of kein
Elemente sind Stoffe, die in keine einfacheren Stoffe zerlegt werden können.- Elements are substances that can not be decomposed into any simpler substance.
Declension
Pronoun
keine
- feminine nominative/accusative of keiner
- Ich kenne keine, die mir gefällt. (accusative) ― I don't know anyone I like.
- plural nominative/accusative of keiner
- Von den Lösungen ist keine korrekt. ― Of the solutions, none is correct.
Declension
Further reading
- “keine” in Duden online
- “keine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache