kein.
no; not a(n); not one; not any
Meaning & usage
no; not a(n); not one; not any
Das ist kein Bett.
Es gibt kein Brot.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German kein, back-formation of original nekein (“not any”), from Old High German nihein, from Proto-West Germanic *nehwain, from Proto-Germanic *nehw ainaz (“not any”). Compare Dutch geen, Yiddish קיין (keyn). More at none.
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