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An elevated word for 'jeder' (every/each) that is often used together with a negation to express that something is completely absent or excluded. It means something like 'irgendein' (any) or 'of any kind.'
Er lehnte jegliche Verantwortung für den Vorfall ab.
He rejected any responsibility for the incident.
'Jeglich' (any) is a word of elevated written language and is hardly used in normal everyday conversation. It sounds formal and is often used in official or legal texts.
Der Vertrag schließt jegliche nachträgliche Änderung aus.
The contract excludes any subsequent amendment.
'Jeglich' (any) is especially common in negative sentences or with prepositions such as 'ohne' (without). It strengthens the negation and means something like 'absolutely no' or 'no ... at all.'
Er handelte ohne jeglichen Zweifel.
He acted without any doubt.
'Jeglich' (any) always comes directly before a noun and is declined like an article. It cannot stand alone as a pronoun.
Jeglicher Versuch, ihn zu erreichen, war erfolglos.
Any attempt to reach him was unsuccessful.
no / not any
Kein carries the negation itself and is placed directly before the noun. Jeglich, by contrast, refers to every possible kind or each individual example and, for complete exclusion, often appears together with a negation or rejection. Use jeglich when this comprehensive exclusion is to be emphasized.
Wir lehnen jegliche Hilfe ab.
We reject any help.
Wir haben keine Hilfe bekommen.
We didn't receive any help.
