German Definite Articles
The definite articles in German refer to specific persons, objects, ideas…etc. and they are : der, die, das, die (plural) they all mean the expression “the” in English, der is used for masculine nouns, dieis used for feminine nouns, das is used for neuter nouns, and finally die used also for plural nouns.
German Definite Articles
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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plural
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Nominative case
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der
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die
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das
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die
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the
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Accusative case
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den
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die
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das
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die
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the
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Dative case
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dem
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der
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dem
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den
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to the
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Genitive cases
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des
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der
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des
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der
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of the
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Here are some examples:
Nominative: der Mann ist hier (the man is here)
Accusative: Ich grüße den Mann (I greet the man)
Dative: Ich gebe dem Mann ein Buch (I give the book to the man)
Genitive: Ich habe das Buch des Mannes (I have the book of the man)
German Indefinite Articles
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 nouns, eineis used for feminine nouns, ein is used for neuter nouns, and there is no plural for the indefinite article.
German Indefinite Articles
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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Nominative case
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ein
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eine
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ein
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a, an
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Accusative case
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einen
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eine
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ein
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a, an
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Dative case
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einem
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einer
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einem
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to a, to an
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Genitive cases
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eines
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einer
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eines
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of a, of an
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Here are some examples:
Nominative: ein Mann ist hier (a man is here)
Accusative: Ich grüße einen Mann (I greet a man)
Dative: Ich gebe einem Mann ein Buch (I give the book to a man)
Genitive: Ich habe das Buch eines Mannes (I have the book of a man)
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