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    The document discusses German definite and indefinite articles. It provides tables that show how the articles change based on grammatical case and the gender of nouns (masculine, feminine, neuter). For definite articles, "der" is used for masculine nouns, "die" for feminine, "das" for neuter, and "die" for plural. For indefinite articles, "ein" is used for masculine, "eine" for feminine, and "ein" for neuter. Examples are given to illustrate how the articles change in nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive cases.

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    The document discusses German definite and indefinite articles. It provides tables that show how the articles change based on grammatical case and the gender of nouns (masculine, feminine, neuter). For definite articles, "der" is used for masculine nouns, "die" for feminine, "das" for neuter, and "die" for plural. For indefinite articles, "ein" is used for masculine, "eine" for feminine, and "ein" for neuter. Examples are given to illustrate how the articles change in nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive cases.

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    The document discusses German definite and indefinite articles. It provides tables that show how the articles change based on grammatical case and the gender of nouns (masculine, feminine, neuter). For definite articles, "der" is used for masculine nouns, "die" for feminine, "das" for neuter, and "die" for plural. For indefinite articles, "ein" is used for masculine, "eine" for feminine, and "ein" for neuter. Examples are given to illustrate how the articles change in nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive cases.

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    German Articles

    If you dont know it yet articles in German change depending on the case used in the sentences.
    If youre not familiar with that then please check the German Cases page before proceeding to
    this page.

    German Definite Articles

    The definite articles in German refer to specific persons, objects, ideasetc. and they are : der,
    die, das, die (plural) they all mean the expression the in English, der is used for masculine
    nouns, die is used for feminine nouns, das is used for neuter nouns, and finally die used also for
    plural nouns.

    German Definite Article

    Masculine der Mann (the man)

    Feminine die Frau (the woman)

    Neuter das Brot (the bread)

    Plural die Mnner (the men), die Frauen (the women), die Brote (the breads)

    Well, thats not all; the form we went through above is only for the nominative case. Now lets
    have a look at all the rest:

    German Definite Articles


    masculin feminin Neuter plural
    e e

    Nominative case der die Das die the

    Accusative case den die Das die the

    Dative case dem der Dem den to the

    Genitive cases des der Des der of the

    Here are some examples:

    Nominative: der Mann ist hier (the man is here)

    Accusative: Ich gre 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)

    You may have noticed how the definite article changes each time the case changes. So try to
    memorize the table above by heart, Im sure its not that hard.

    German Indefinite Articles

    The indefinite articles in German refer to unspecified persons, objects, ideasetc. and they are:
    ein, eine, ein, they all mean the indefinite article a, an in English, ein is used for masculine
    nouns, eine is used for feminine nouns, ein is used for neuter nouns, and there is no plural for the
    indefinite article.

    German Indefinite Article


    Masculine ein Mann (a man)

    Feminine eine Frau (the woman)

    Neuter ein Brot (a bread)

    Again, thats not all; the form we went through above is only for the nominative case. Now lets
    have a look at all the rest:

    German Indefinite Articles

    masculine feminine neuter

    Nominative case ein eine ein a, an

    Accusative case einen eine ein a, an

    Dative case einem einer einem to a, to an

    Genitive cases eines einer eines of a, of an

    Here are some examples:

    Nominative: ein Mann ist hier (a man is here)


    Accusative: Ich gre 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)

    So the same thing happens to the indefinite article, it changes each time the case changes. So try
    to memorize the table above by heart as well. Good luck!

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