The indefinite articles in German refer to unspecified persons, objects, ideas…etc. and they are: ein, eine, ein, they all mean the indefinite article “a, an” in English; ein is used for masculine and neuter nouns and eine is used for feminine nouns. There is no plural for the indefinite article.
German Indefinite Article | |
Masculine | ein Mann (a man) |
Feminine | eine Frau (a woman) |
Neuter | ein Kind (a child) |
The forms we went through above are only for the nominative case. Let’s have a look at the rest:
German Indefinite Articles | ||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
Nominative case | ein | eine | ein | a, an |
Genitive case | eines | einer | eines | of a, of an |
Dative case | einem | einer | einem | to a, to an |
Accusative case | einen | eine | ein | a, an |
Here are some examples:
Nominative: ein Mann ist hier (a man is here)
Genitive: Ich habe das Buch eines Mannes (I have the book of a man)
Dative: Ich gebe einem Mann ein Buch (I give the book to a man)
Accusative: Ich grüße einen Mann (I greet a man)
Task
1. Memorize the table above.
2. To practice these forms go to the Languages Online link, there go to Deutsch - Grammar - Cases with ein, dein, mein, sein, ihr. It allows you to practice both the indefinite article and possessive adjectives at the same time.
It's not easy at first, but you will soon get better with practice.
It's not easy at first, but you will soon get better with practice.
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