Not - Nicht (The 11th Most Common German Word)

The German translation for Not is Nicht. This word often comes up when talking about negotiations. It is the 11th most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

en English: not

de German: nicht

Examples

en de
Why not Warum nicht
No, that's not true. Nein, es ist nicht richtig
I am not okay. Ich bin nicht okay
That's not the reason I'm here. Dafür bin ich nicht da.
She's not at home now. Sie ist gerade nicht zu Hause.
It's not good. Das ist nicht in Ordnung.
They're not here. Ich bin nicht da.
I'm not here for that. Das ist nicht, warum ich hier bin.

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Not - Nicht (The 11th Most Common German Word)
That's not good at all. Das ist ganz und gar nicht gut.
We are not going to do that Das werden wir nicht tun
Not everyone's like you. Nicht jeder ist wie du.
You are not me. Du bist nicht ich.
I'm not going to make it. Ich werde es nicht tun.
I do not know where I'm going. Ich weiß nicht, wohin ich gehe.
This is not true. Das stimmt nicht.
This cannot be real. Es kann nicht wahr sein.
I don't know whether it's right or not. Ich weiß nicht, ob es stimmt oder nicht.
You're not better than me. Du bist nicht besser als ich.
Nothing can be better than that. Was Besseres als das kann es nicht geben.
That is not true. Das ist nicht wahr.
I'm not going to give you my phone number. Ich werde dir meine Telefonnummer nicht geben.

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Not - Nicht (The 11th Most Common German Word)

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