A1Grammar
Das ist nicht mein Ernst.
I'm not serious. / That's not my intention.
In German
Das ist nicht mein Ernst.
Das ist nikht mine ernst.
🇬🇧 English
I'm not serious. / That's not my intention.
🇪🇸 Español
No lo digo en serio.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Non sono serio.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Das | That | Demonstrative pronoun |
| ist | is | Verb |
| nicht | not | Negation particle |
| mein | my | Possessive pronoun |
| Ernst | earnest / seriousness | Noun |
📝
Grammar Point
Fixed expression negation with 'nicht'
Variations
Ich meine es nicht ernst.
I don't mean it seriously.
Das war nur ein Scherz.
That was just a joke.