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German Grammar Articles 2 Der-Words
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Der-Words



Related to the definite article are "
der-words", which decline like the definite article. Here is a list of der-words:

der-words in German
German English 
jen- that, those 
solch- such (a) 
manch- many, some 
jed- each, every 
all- all 
dies- this, these 
welch- which 

Usage is very similar to usage in English. One thing to keep in mind is that, unlike in English, jener (that) is mostly used to contrast with another noun, dieser, and rarely by itself.

Der-words are declined like the definite article. Here is their declension:

Der-word declension
Cases  Masculine  Neuter  Feminine  Plural 
Nominative  -er  -es  -e  -e 
Accusative  -en  -es   -e  -e 
Dative  -em   -em  -er  -en + n 
Genitive  -es + s  -es + s  -er  -er 
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