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How to Say ‘I have no siblings.’ in German

Ich habe keine Geschwister.

ikh HAH-buh KY-nuh geh-SHVIS-ter

[ikh HAH-buh KY-nuh geh-SHVIS-ter]

💬 Usage Tip: German has one word for brothers and sisters together, Geschwister. To say you have none, use keine in front of the noun rather than nicht: ich habe keine Kinder "I have no children".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe

ikh HAH-buh

I have

Subject and verb. Keep it short and smooth.

Example

Ich habe Zeit.

I have time.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-buh]

have

from 'haben'; used to say that one has pain or symptoms

Example

Mit habe in Ich habe noch Schmerzen. beschreibt der Patient sein Symptom.

With habe in Ich habe noch Schmerzen., the patient describes their symptom.

keine Geschwister.

KY-nuh geh-SHVIS-ter

no siblings.

'Keine' negates the noun. Say 'KY-ne ge-SHVIS-ter'.

Example

Er hat keine Geschwister.

He has no siblings.

Words in this phrase

keine

[KY-nuh]

no / not any

Negative determiner used with 'Sorge' to mean 'no worry'.

Example

Nein, bitte keine Sorge.

No, please don't worry.

Geschwister

[geh-SHVIS-ter]

siblings

Plural noun for brothers and sisters together.

Example

Hast du Geschwister?

Do you have siblings?

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