Topic: German

"Ich habe kein Auto."

Translation:I do not have a car.

March 31, 2013

6 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/daniel.n

    Why is the article "a" required if there is no "ein"?

    March 31, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/Santi_Minstrel

      Also "I have no car". The point is the use of singular. Besides, there is an 'ein' being used: consider "kein = nicht + ein"

      April 22, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/Renato_MOliveira

        This "kein" exercises are quite frustrating! "I don't have any car" cannot be considered a wrong answer... Maybe "I do not have a car" translates better what they mean in german but still... I can't understand why this is not a valid translation.

        March 21, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/CoryButler

          Maybe it's just me, but when I hear "I don't have any..." I expect a plural noun. So, " I don't have any car" sounds odd, while "I don't have any cars" sounds fine. Still, that would be "Ich habe keine Autos" in German. Maybe that's why your translation isn't accepts.

          April 4, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/danbeddy

            Would "I have no car" or "I have not a car" be acceptable here? Are they just outdated English?

            November 2, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/YosukeOshida

              Eine Frage, darf man sagen: "Ich habe nicht ein Auto"?

              April 15, 2019
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