kein — meaning in English
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English meaning
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any
det Used to refer to one or some of a thing, without specifying which, especially in questions and negatives.
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nary
adj Not any; not a single one — an old-fashioned or dialect way of saying "no."
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No
det Not any; none at all.
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none
pronoun Not any; not one of a group.
Senses
kein is used for these senses in English:
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any
(negative polarity item, or, interrogative, chiefly with plural or uncountable nouns) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.
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no
Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.
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none
Not at all, not very. [from 13th c.]
any — full definition
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det Used to refer to one or some of a thing, without specifying which, especially in questions and negatives.
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det No matter which one; every single one, without exception.
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adv At all; to any extent (used to intensify a comparison, usually negative).
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pron Any person or thing at all, unspecified.
