NICHT and NICHTS vs. KEIN vs. NEIN


  
  • NICHT - not, don't/doesn't
  • NICHTs - nothing, not anything
  • KEIN(e)(n) - no, not, none, not any, don't/doesn't
  • NEIN - no!

    NICHT comes before LOWER case: ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS

    KEIN(e)(n) comes before UPPER case: NOUNS

    1. Deutsch ist langweilig; es ist sehr interessant.
    .....German isn't boring; it's very interesting.

    2. Ist das dein Bruder? , ich habe en Bruder.
    .....Is that your brother? No, I don't have a brother.

    3. Meine Schwester ist muskalisch.
    .....My sister isn't musical (talented in music)

    4. Was kostet das? .
    .....What's that cost? Nothing.

    4. Mein Bruder hat Auto.
    .....My brother doesn't have a car

    5. Mein Auto ist kaputt.
    .....My car is not broken.

    6. Ist das dein Auto? Nein, das ist mein Auto.
    .....Is that your car? No, that's not my car.

    7. Mathe macht en Spass.
    .....Math is no fun.

    8. Das ist meine Schwester.
    .....That's not my sister

    9. Ich habe e Schwester
    .....I don't have a sister.

    10. Was machst du in deiner Freizeit? .
    .....What do you do in your freetime? Nothing.