A1Grammar
Ich brauche nicht den Stift.
I don't need the pen (but something else).
In German
Ich brauche nicht den Stift.
Ikh brow-khe nikht den shtift.
🇬🇧 English
I don't need the pen (but something else).
🇪🇸 Español
No necesito el bolígrafo.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Non mi serve la penna.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Ich | I | Pronoun |
| brauche | need | Verb |
| nicht | not | Negation particle |
| den | the | Definite article (accusative masculine) |
| Stift | pen | Noun |
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Grammar Point
'Nicht' negating a specific noun (accusative)
Variations
Den Stift brauche ich nicht.
The pen, I don't need.
Ich brauche einen anderen Stift.
I need a different pen.