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© Heidi Behrens
How to say ‘I have
no…….’
Do you remember,
how to say:
‘I have a dog’?
Well, here it is:
Subj.
Verb
Obj.
Ich
habe
einen Hund
I
have
a dog
So, now you want
to say that you
have no dog. No
problem!!!!
Here it goes:
Subj.
Verb
Obj.
Ich
habe
keinen Hund
I
have
no dog
Have you noticed…..?
‘einen Hund’
‘
keinen Hund’
has become
So, in order to say that you
have no ……. (e.g.dog) you need to insert a ‘k’ in
front of
the einen/eine/ein before the
Object! Simple!
Well, here it is for
a feminine object:
Subj.
Verb
Obj.
Ich
habe
keine Katze
I
have
no cat
And here it is for a
neuter object:
Subj.
Verb
Obj.
Ich
habe
kein Pferd
I
have
no horse
And finally, here it is
for a PLURAL object:
Subj.
Verb
Obj.
Ich
habe
keine
I
have
no pets
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