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How to Say ‘I have no money’ in German

Ich habe kein Geld

ikh HAH-buh kain gelt

[ikh HAH-buh kain gelt]

💬 Usage Tip: German uses kein instead of "not any" before a noun: Ich habe keine Zeit "I have no time".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe

ikh HAH-buh

I have

'Ich' has a soft 'ch', like a whispered 'h'. Say HA-be with two syllables.

Example

Ich habe Hunger.

I am hungry.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-buh]

have

Habe is the first-person singular of haben and helps form the perfect tense.

Example

Ich habe heute viel Arbeit.

I have a lot of work today.

kein Geld

kain gelt

no money

'kein' negates a noun. The 'G' in 'Geld' is hard, as in 'go'.

Example

Er hat kein Geld.

He has no money.

Words in this phrase

kein

[kain]

Used to indicate negation or absence.

Example

Kein Tisch ist reserviert.

No table is reserved.

Geld

[gelt]

money

A neuter noun for money or cash.

Example

Ich brauche mehr Geld.

I need more money.

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