keines
Translation
none, not one, not any
Examples
Welches Buch möchtest du? Keines.
Which book would you like? None.
Keines der Kinder wollte schlafen.
None of the children wanted to sleep.
Grammar Patterns
(standalone) none Which shirt do you like? None.
((+genitive plural)) none (of the...) None of the pictures is real.
Similar Words
Synonyms: nichts (nothing); Antonyms: eines (one), jedes (each)
Etymology
Derived from 'kein' (no, not a) plus the neuter ending '-es'. 'Kein' originates from Old High German 'nechein' (not any one).
Memory Tips
Remember it as 'kein' + 'es' (it). It's the negative answer for a question about a neuter noun (das-word).