Lesson 12: kein, keine, kein, keine
12.1 How do These Relate to der/die/das/die?
Here are two tables that will help you relate kein, keine, kein, keine to what you already know.The definite articles and their negations:
| Definite articles | Negations |
| der | kein |
| die | keine |
| das | kein |
| die (plural) | keine |
This might seem familiar to you. Watch what happens when we line up the indefinite articles and these negations.
The indefinite articles and their negations:
| Indefinite articles | Negations |
| ein | kein |
| eine | keine |
| ein | kein |
| - | keine |
Ah yes, now you know you're still moving in fairly familiar territory!