How to Say ‘I do not have’ in German
Habe ich nicht
HAH-buh ikh nikht
[HAH-buh ikh nikht]
💬 Usage Tip: German can split up the idea "I don't have it" into two parts: [habe ich] ... [nicht]. You can reuse that with other nouns: [Kleingeld habe ich nicht.]
Phrase Breakdown
Habe
[HAH-buh]
have
First-person singular of "haben" meaning "have."
Habe ich leider nicht auf meinem Handy.
I unfortunately do not have that on my phone.
ich
[ikh]
I
First-person singular pronoun.
Ich sage ehrlich: ich habe kein PayPal-Konto.
I say honestly: I do not have a PayPal account.
nicht
[nikht]
not
Negation word meaning "not."
Das habe ich nicht dabei.
I do not have that with me.
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