EditDer-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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