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A1 · SUPPLEMENTARY GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Definite indefinite and negative articles by case

Use the noun’s gender and number together with its case. The table gives masculine, feminine, neuter and plural forms in that order. There is no plural ein article. Kein and possessive determiners take the same endings as ein where an ein form exists, and use -e/-en in the plural. Genitive forms are a reference for the later unit.

Reference

CaseDefinite m / f / n / pluralIndefinite m / f / n
Nominativeder / die / das / dieein / eine / ein
Accusativeden / die / das / dieeinen / eine / ein
Dativedem / der / dem / deneinem / einer / einem
Genitivedes / der / des / dereines / einer / eines

Try four exercises

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1. Ich kaufe ___ Mantel. (a coat)
Answer and explanation

einen

Mantel is masculine and the direct object: einen Mantel.

2. Mit ___ Frau spreche ich. (the woman)
Answer and explanation

der

Mit requires dative; feminine die becomes der.

3. Das ist ___ Hotel. (a hotel)
Answer and explanation

ein

Hotel is neuter and the predicate noun here is nominative.

4. Ich habe ___ Fragen. (no questions)
Answer and explanation

keine

Use keine for an accusative plural noun.

Use it yourself

Write or say two new sentences using this pattern. Compare the forms and word order with the reference above.

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