Polyglot Dictionary

ein

/aɪ̯n/

indefinite article A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

inde Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

masculine
ein
feminine
eine
neuter
ein
acc. masculine
einen
dat. masc./neuter
einem
dat. feminine
einer
gen. masc./neuter
eines
gen. feminine
einer

Meaning

  1. a, an

    Has no plural — "some" in the plural is simply left unmarked in German ("Äpfel" can mean "apples" or "some apples" with no article at all).

See also

articlecore-vocabularygrammar

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