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Negation: nicht and kein

German has two different words for negation, and which one to use depends on whether the noun in the sentence has an article. This distinction might take some getting used to at first, but it follows a simple rule.

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German has two different words for negation, and which one to use depends on whether the noun in the sentence has an article. This distinction might take some getting used to at first, but it follows a simple rule.

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