>>82039187>Etwas sagte mirThat is actually not a phrase that is commonly used in German, although it has been used in translations of English media.
>was ich tue auchWas ich auch tue.
And you are not wrong insofar as your language skills are simply imperfect.
That is a far cry from being wrong.
See, if you say "Ich bin Amerikaner", you are implying an "ein". You are an American. For the sake of this example.
Now if you are saying that you are not an American, you have to refer to that noun as opposed to an adjective.
So, if you deny being fast, you say: "Ich bin nicht schnell."
But if you deny being any noun, say, a sofa: "Ich bin kein Sofa."
Or, in the initial example: "Ich bin kein Amerikaner."
