How to say 'not' in German | nicht vs. kein

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  • Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
  • This video is about how to translate the English word 'not' into German. Its main focus is explaining the difference between the two very common German translations, 'nicht' and 'kein', including when they are used, whether they can change form, where they go in a sentence and how to decide which you should use. Once I have explained why I think English speakers find these differences so hard, I give a simple explanation, followed by a more complex explanation, followed by some word order conventions, followed by a number of working examples.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 28

  • @lebarontwins769
    @lebarontwins769 Рік тому +8

    I love the simple yoda sentence, whenever I translate German it makes no sense in English . I enjoy how simple you explain everything.

  • @michaelchene8262
    @michaelchene8262 Рік тому +4

    This is my favorite German-language channel on UA-cam.

  • @noonhe
    @noonhe 6 місяців тому

    I've seen multiple videos on this subject and this one's the best explanation for nicht and kein. thank you.

  • @mauriceoreilly2734
    @mauriceoreilly2734 Рік тому +1

    Vielen Dank. Ich freue mich sehr über das neue Video!

  • @newah806
    @newah806 4 місяці тому

    Danke schön, Sir ❤

  • @batmann4293
    @batmann4293 Рік тому

    Oh, vielen Dank. Fröhliche Weihnachten.

  • @Fawad-Satar3863
    @Fawad-Satar3863 Рік тому +1

    You are the best my teacher !

  • @_SweetMango
    @_SweetMango 10 місяців тому

    At 7:15 you say that you could say "Ich lese nicht in meiner Freizeit" but you wouldn't cause it is referring to lese here, but when would you say it like that then? What other thing could you refer to in that sentence?

  • @baronbuehler3208
    @baronbuehler3208 Рік тому

    Danke, sehr gut

  • @HenryLoenwind
    @HenryLoenwind Рік тому

    PS: "kein" doesn't just look very much like "ein", it also follows most of the same rules.

  • @kimberlynorton
    @kimberlynorton Рік тому

    Which whiteboard animation are you using? Is it Doodly, CreateStudio, VideoScribe, .......?

    • @mugridgelanguage
      @mugridgelanguage  Рік тому +1

      Doodly!

    • @kimberlynorton
      @kimberlynorton Рік тому

      @@mugridgelanguage thanks so much for responding. I have Doodly and it is so much work creating a video with audio. Anyway, I love your German videos! Thanks for making them.

    • @kimberlynorton
      @kimberlynorton Рік тому

      @@mugridgelanguage I like how neat and clean the font in this video looks. I usually use "Handles Regular" but yours looks so neat that I am thinking about changing mine. I have the Enterprise version so there are so many choices to where it's hard to pick one.

    • @mugridgelanguage
      @mugridgelanguage  Рік тому +1

      It can take ages! That’s why I find it hard to find the time to publish videos regularly. I wish the process were easier.

  • @theintegral7374
    @theintegral7374 Рік тому

    Please more making-sentences from English to German

    • @mugridgelanguage
      @mugridgelanguage  Рік тому

      Thanks for the comments! I will aim to do more of that!

  • @slavman1945
    @slavman1945 Місяць тому

    "Size matters not"

  • @xaraort
    @xaraort 10 місяців тому

    I came here after a lesson when i'm comfused with those crazy roles they have in Deutch lol

  • @peterwilkins7013
    @peterwilkins7013 2 місяці тому

    'Ich spiele nicht' is 'I don't play'.
    But would 'I don't play football' be 'Ich spiele keinen Fußball' and not 'Ich spiele nicht Fußball'?