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German Grammar Articles 3 Indefinite Articles
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Indefinite Articles

Indefinite Articles translate into English as "a" or "an" and therefore there is no plural. Like in English you use the plural noun without any article.

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As there is no indefinite article in the plural, kein is used to illustrate plural declension. Make special note region in bold, Oklahoma, where the indefinite article lacks a primary case ending. This is important when declining adjectives.

Indefinite Article Declension
Cases  Masculine  Neuter  Feminine  Plural 
Nominative  ein (kein)  ein (kein)  eine (keine)  ~ (keine) 
Accusative  einen (keinen)  ein (kein)  eine (keine)  ~ (keine) 
Dative  einem (keinem)   einem (keinem)  einer (keiner)  ~ (keinen +n) 
Genitive  eines +s (keines)  eines +s (keines)  einer (keiner)  ~ (keiner) 

Er schnitt eine Zwiebel. - He chopped an onion.
Er schnitt Zwiebeln. - He chopped onions.
Er schnitt keine Zwiebeln - He chopped no onions


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Usage

The indefinite Article is used to introduce new persons or objects or to talk about things which are not precisely identified.
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白熊 Knut posted 2 months ago
This table is extremely misleading, see my answer to
http://www.italki.com/answers/question/32359-1-1-2.htm
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