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'''Neuter''' ''das'' ''das'' ''dem'' ''des'' +''s'' | '''Neuter''' ''das'' ''das'' ''dem'' ''des'' +''s'' | ||
'''Plural''' ''die'' ''die'' ''den'' ''der'' | '''Plural''' ''die'' ''die'' ''den'' ''der'' | ||
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== Indefinite articles == | == Indefinite articles == | ||
Indefinite Articles translate into English as "a" or "an" and therefore there is no plural. Like in English you use the plural noun without any article. | Indefinite Articles translate into English as "a" or "an" and therefore there is no plural. Like in English you use the plural noun without any article. | ||
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The pattern for the determiner ''welcher'' is identical to ''dieser''. For instance: ''welcher'', ''welche'', ''welches'', etc. | The pattern for the determiner ''welcher'' is identical to ''dieser''. For instance: ''welcher'', ''welche'', ''welches'', etc. | ||
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[[Category:Grammar]] | [[Category:Grammar]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:46, 4 August 2006
Articles
Contents
Definite articles
Forms
Nominative Accusative Dative Genitive Masculine der den dem des +s Feminine die die der der Neuter das das dem des +s Plural die die den der
der-words
Indefinite articles
Indefinite Articles translate into English as "a" or "an" and therefore there is no plural. Like in English you use the plural noun without any article.
Forms
As there is no indefinite article in the plural, kein is used to illustrate plural declension. Make special note region in bold is where the indefinite article lacks a primary case ending. This is important when declining adjectives.
- Indefinite Article Declension
Nominative Accusative Dative Genitive Masculine ein einen einem eines +s Feminine eine eine einer einer Neuter ein ein einem eines +s Plural keine keine keinen +n keiner
- Examples:
Er schnitt eine Zwiebel. - He chopped an onion. Er schnitt Zwiebeln. - He chopped onions. Er schnitt keine Zwiebeln - He chopped no onions
ein-words
- ein-words include the following determiners:
ein - a kein - none, not any mein - my dein - your (singular) euer - your (plural) Ihr - your (formal) sein - his, its ihr - her unser - our ihr - their
These words have the same endings as ein in all the cases. Since ein has no plural form, because it means "a" or "one", note the plural forms of all other ein-words:
Nominative Accusative Dative Genitive
Plural meine meine meinen meiner
deine deine deinen deiner
seine seine seinen seiner
ihre ihre ihren ihrer
eure eure euren eurer
dieser-words
dieser - this, that jeder - each, every alle - all welcher - which, what
These words have endings similar to the definite article. Note: the plural of jeder is alle.
Nominative Accusative Dative Genitive Masculine jeder jeden jedem jedes Feminine jede jede jeder jeder Neuter jedes jedes jedem jedes Plural alle alle allen aller
Nominative Accusative Dative Genitive Masculine dieser diesen diesem dieses Feminine diese diese dieser dieser Neuter dieses dieses diesem dieses Plural diese diese diesen dieser
The pattern for the determiner welcher is identical to dieser. For instance: welcher, welche, welches, etc.
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