Indefinite Pronouns Flashcards by christine collins | Brainscape

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What is an indefinite pronoun?

A

Pronouns that refer to nouns in a general way

everything, nobody, something

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jemand / someone

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jemand (nom)
jemanden (acc)
jemand(e)s (gen)
jemandem (dat)

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I gave it to someone

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Ich habe es jemandem gegeben

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Someone took it

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Jemand hat es genommen

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I gave it to someone or other

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Ich habe es irgendjemandem gegeben

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niemand / nobody

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niemand (nom)
niemanden (acc)
niemand(e)s (gen)
niemandem (dat)

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She didn’t see anyone

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Sie hat niemanden gesehen

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I didn’t meet anyone on the way

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Ich bin unterwegs niemanden begegnet

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keiner (masc) / nobody (person), none (things)

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keiner (nom)
keinen (acc)
keines (gen)
keinem (dat)

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keine (fem) / nobody (person), none (things)

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keine (nom),
keine (acc),
keiner (gen)
keiner (dat)

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keins (neut) / nobody (person), none (things)

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keins (nom)
keins (acc)
keines (gen)
keinem (dat)

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keine (plural) / nobody (person), none (things)

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keine (nom)
keine (acc)
keiner (gen)
keinen (dat)

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Nobody knows about him

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Keiner weiß Bescheid über ihn

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I don’t know anyone here

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Ich kenne hier keinen

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That doesn’t apply to anyone

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Das trifft auf keinen zu

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He wanted a piece of chocolate, but I didn’t have any

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Er wollte ein Stück Schokolade, aber ich hatte keine

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Do you have any money, no, none at all

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Hast du Geld, nein gar keins

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einer (masc) / one

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einer (nom)
einen (acc)
eines (gen)
einem (dat)

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eine (fem) / one

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eine (nom)
eine (acc)
einer (gen)
einer (dat)

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eins (neut) / one

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eins (nom)
eins (acc)
eines (gen)
einem (dat)

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I only need one

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Ich brauche nur einen

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She meets up with one of her old college friends

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Sie trifft mit einem ihrer alten Studienfreunde

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I only need one

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Ich brauche nur eins