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German
Pronunciation
Pronoun
keiner
- none
- no one, nobody
- Synonym: niemand
- Coordinate terms: einer, jemand, jeder, alle
- Keiner fühlte sich verantwortlich. ― Nobody felt responsible.
- neither
- keiner von uns / euch / ihnen ― neither of us / you / them
Declension
Pronoun
keiner
- feminine genitive/dative of kein
- von keiner großen Bedeutung ― of no great importance
- plural genitive of kein
- es bedarf keiner Gründe ― there is no need for reasons
Declension
See also
Further reading
- “keiner” in Duden online
- “keiner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache