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German
Pronunciation
Pronoun
keinen
- accusative masculine of kein
- Ich suche keinen Job. ― I'm not looking for a job.
- Ich suche kein Job. (colloquial, see usage notes) ― I'm not looking for a job.
- dative plural of kein
- es gehört keinen Leuten ― it does not belong to anyone
Usage notes
- In colloquial spoken German, the masculine nominative forms mein, dein, kein, etc may not be distinguished from the accusative forms meinen, deinen, keinen etc in adjectival use. The distinction is maintained in substantival use, i.e. without a following noun.
Declension
Pronoun
keinen
- inflection of keiner:
- accusative masculine
- dative plural
Declension