No. 9,831 in German
no
The German word "no" does not exist; the equivalent is "nein," meaning "no" in English.
In a sentence
Nein, ich möchte das nicht.
No, I don't want that.
Here, 'Nein' is used as a direct negation, meaning 'No' in response to a question or statement.
Es gibt keine Möglichkeit, dies zu tun.
There is no way to do this.
In this sentence, 'keine' is the negated form of 'eine Möglichkeit' (a way), indicating the absence of any options.
Die Antwort ist nicht korrekt.
The answer is not correct.
'Nicht' negates the adjective 'korrekt', indicating that the provided answer is incorrect.
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