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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!
17 lug 2017 17:44
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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
17 luglio 2017
Nina gave a perfect explanation in German. Auf Englisch würde man "einige" mit a couple, few oder several übersetzen.
17 luglio 2017
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Cinese (mandarino), Inglese, Francese, Tedesco, Russo
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