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German: How to use 'einige'? Hi! Could you tell me how to use 'einige' in German? Do I understand correctly that 'einige' is 'some' in English? Can I use it with the singular form of the nouns? Ich habe einige Bücher und Ich habe einige Buch? Thanks in advance!
Jul 17, 2017 5:44 PM
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"Einige" usually refers to plural: einige Bücher einige Menschen einige Länder But there are a few cases where we use it for singular: einiges Gerümpel einiges an Geld (quite a lot of) einige Mühe einiger Aufwand einige Hoffnung einigen Ärger einige Arbeit It's used for some singulare tantums (Gerümpel, Geld, etc.), and "abstract" concepts like Mühe, Aufwand, Hoffnung, Ärger, Arbeit. For me, "einiges Buch" sounds wrong. I only know "manch Buch". http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/einige manche Bücher manche Menschen manche Länder "many a": manch Mensch manch Buch manch Land
July 17, 2017
Nina gave a perfect explanation in German. Auf Englisch würde man "einige" mit a couple, few oder several übersetzen.
July 17, 2017
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