Indefinite Articles Flashcards

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There is a bus

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Da ist ein Bus

In German, the word for a depends on the gender/case of the noun

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She has a new jacket

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Sie hat eine neue Jacke

In German, the word for a depends on the gender/case of the noun

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He gave it to a child

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Er gab es einem Kind

In German, the word for a depends on the gender/case of the noun

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iPads have become cheaper recently

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iPads sind in letzter Zeit billiger geworden

The indefinite article has no plural form

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She is a doctor

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Sie ist Ärztin

The indefinite article is not used with jobs

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She is German

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Sie ist Deutsche

The indefinite article is not used with nationalities

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He is Muslim

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Er ist Moslem

The indefinite article is not used with religions

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She is a very talented journalist

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Sie ist eine sehr begabte Journalistin

The indefinite article is used if an adjective is before the job

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It is a question of taste

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Es ist Geschmacksache

The indefinite article is not used in certain fixed expressions

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The fact is

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Tatsache ist

The indefinite article is not used in certain fixed expressions

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I don’t earn well as a teacher

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Als Lehrerin verdiene ich nicht gut

The indefinite article is not used in certain fixed expressions

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As a grandmother, I get to spoil my grandchildren

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Als Großmutter darf ich meine Enkel verwöhnen

The indefinite article is not used with als

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What are the nominative indefinite articles?

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  • ein (masc)
  • eine (fem)
  • ein (neut)
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What are the accusative indefinite articles?

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  • einen (masc)
  • eine fem)
  • ein (neut)
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What are the genitive indefinite articles?

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  • eines (masc)
  • einer (fem)
  • eines (neut)
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What are the dative indefinite articles?

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  • einem (masc)
  • einer fem)
  • einem (neut)
17
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What are the nominative negative, indefinite articles?

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  • kein (masc)
  • keine (fem)
  • kein (neut)
  • keine (plural)
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What are the accusative negative, indefinite articles?

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  • keinen (masc)
  • keine (fem)
  • kein (neut)
  • keine (plural)
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What are the genitive negative, indefinite articles?

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  • keines (masc)
  • keiner (fem)
  • keines (neut)
  • keiner (plural)
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What are the dative negative, indefinite articles?

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  • keinem (masc)
  • keiner (fem)
  • keinem (neuter)
  • keinen (plural)
21
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He had no siblings

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Er hatte keine Geschwister

Kein means not one

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I don’t see any difference

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Ich sehe keinen Unterschied

Kein means none

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No one saw it

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Kein Mensch hat es gesehen

Kein means none

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He was afraid of it

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Er hatte Angst davor

The positive form does not use the indefinite article

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He wasn’t afraid of it

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Er hatte keine Angst davor

The negative form is used even when the positive form has no article

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Not one child could sing it

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Nicht ein Kind hat es singen können

Nicht ein = not one

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She had no more money

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Sie hatte kein Geld mehr

The negative form is used in many informal expressions

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less than three months had passed when

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es waren keine drei Monate vergangen, als

The negative form is used in many informal expressions

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It didn’t cost me ten euros

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Es hat mich keine zehn euro gekostet

The negative form is used in many informal expressions