The Basics
Cases | Definite Article | Indefinite Article | Dieser, jeder... | Possessive Adjectives
This sections is mostly to familiarize you with some terms that I will be using in the following such as der words or mein words.
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First let me familiarize you with the cases:
Nominative Case - the subject of the sentence
Accusative Case - the direct object of the sentence
Genitive Case - this shows possession or dependence
Dative Case - the indirect object or recipient of the sentence
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The definite article (also known as the) has four genders: masculine, feminine, neuter, and plural. These are as follows:
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Singular
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Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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All Genders
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Nominative
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der
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die
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das
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die
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Accusative
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den
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die
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das
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die
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Genitive
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des
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der
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des
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der
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Dative
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dem
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der
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dem
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den
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The indefinite article (also known as a/an) operates the same way:
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Singular
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No Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Nominative
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ein
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eine
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ein
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Accusative
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einen
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eine
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ein
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Genitive
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eines
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einer
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eines
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Dative
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einem
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einer
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einem
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Dieser (this), jeder (each/every), jener (that/yon), mancher (many/many a), solcher (such/such a), welcher (which) also operate the same way as the definite and indefinite articles:
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Singular
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Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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All Genders
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Nominative
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dieser
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diese
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dieses
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diese
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Accusative
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diesen
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diese
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dieses
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diese
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Genitive
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dieses
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dieser
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dieses
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dieser
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Dative
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diesem
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dieser
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diesem
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diesen
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Possessive adjectives such as: kein (no/not a), mein (my), sein (his/its), ihr (her), unser (our), Ihr (your formal), dein (your), and eurer (your plural) are also the same:
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Singular
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Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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All Genders
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Nominative
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mein
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meine
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mein
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meine
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Accusative
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meinen
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meine
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mein
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meine
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Genitive
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meines
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meiner
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meines
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meiner
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Dative
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meinem
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miener
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meinem
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meinen
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Note: unser and euer drop the e:
unsern or unsren NOT unseren
eures and eurem NOT eueres and euerem
The definite article and words like dieser will be called der words.
The indefinite article and possessive adjectives will be called mein words.
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