Negation in German with Nicht and Kein

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Published on April 2, 2015 7:10:07 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSIjtNtel2A

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Video of class lecture slides introducing negation in German (with "nicht" and "kein-"). After a briefly explaining how "nicht" can negate adjectives, adverbs, and entire clauses, the video then reviews the declination pattern for indirect articles in the nominative and accusative. The video then demonstrates how "kein," which is only used to negate nouns, follows the same declination pattern as German indefinite articles.

The video covers:

00:32 Using "nicht" to negate adjectives, adverbs, and clauses
04:06 Review of the declination pattern for indirect articles
04:55 Using "kein" to negate nouns