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negatives in German what"s difference between negatives in German nicht, nichts, kein, keine and keinen when should i use each one ???

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nichts = nothing: Das bedeutet nichts. = That means nothing. nicht is used withv erbs or adjectives: Das Auto ist nicht rot. > The car is not red. Er kann nicht schwimmen > He cannot swim. kein / keine are used with nouns = ein + nicht: Das ist kein Auto. > This is not a car. Ich habe keine Kinder. > I don´t have children. Das ist keine Tasche. > This is not a bag. BUT: Das ist kein rotes Auto. Das ist keine rote Tasche. Das ist kein roter Mantel. This is not a red car. This is not a red bag. This is not a red coat. - The ending of kein changes according to the gender of the noun. In these sentences, the ajdective red is an attribute which describes the noun in a more detailed way. In this case, the ending is dependend on the gender of the noun.
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You may find an overview on negation words here: http://canoo.net/services/OnlineGrammar/Satz/Negation/Negationswort/index.html?lang=en

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