keine

German translation: keine chemichen (see explanation)

22:12 Oct 1, 2006
German language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Other
German term or phrase: keine
In der Wohnung wurden keine chemische Substanzen verwendet.

oder:
In der Wohnung wurden keine chemischen Substanzen verwendet ?

Wie ist die Regel nach kein/-e?

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Brialex
Italy
Local time: 01:04
Selected answer:keine chemichen (see explanation)
Explanation:
In Plural, when an adjective appears after one of the following:

-keine
-alle
-beide
-definite article
-demonstrative pronouns
-possessive pronouns

the adjective endings are used as follows:

Nom: -en
Gen: -en
Dat: -en
Akk. -en

(I used to be a German teacher).




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Note added at 1 hr (2006-10-01 23:20:58 GMT)
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Sorry about the misspelling, meant to type "chemischen"

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-10-01 23:22:58 GMT)
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I also hope that the English explanation is acceptable.
Selected response from:

Sophia Hundt (X)
Local time: 19:04


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keine chemichen (see explanation)


Explanation:
In Plural, when an adjective appears after one of the following:

-keine
-alle
-beide
-definite article
-demonstrative pronouns
-possessive pronouns

the adjective endings are used as follows:

Nom: -en
Gen: -en
Dat: -en
Akk. -en

(I used to be a German teacher).




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Note added at 1 hr (2006-10-01 23:20:58 GMT)
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Sorry about the misspelling, meant to type "chemischen"

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-10-01 23:22:58 GMT)
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I also hope that the English explanation is acceptable.

Sophia Hundt (X)
Local time: 19:04
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martina Frey: http://www.deutschlernen-blog.de/Grammatik/pdfs/EBP - GR - D...
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agree  Armorel Young
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