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German Grammar Question
I am doing some self German study and have a question. The sentence
Er öffnete eine Flasche Rotwein
Why is the indefinite article eine when Rotwein is a masculine object?? Why is it eine and not ein?
21 Nis 2019 23:24
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eine - 4. Fall Singular weiblich
Er öffnete einen Rotwein. einen - 4. Fall Singular maennlich
The indefinite article refers to 'Flasche'.
21 Nisan 2019
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The article is referring to the direct object of the sentence. In this case that's the bottle, or "die Flasche". The "Rotwein" is just describing the bottle. He is not doing anything to the red wine itself, he's opening the bottle, not the wine.
Hope that helps.
21 Nisan 2019
1
Thank you. That makes perfect sense! I thought the flasche was an adjective lol.
22 Nisan 2019
Then it should have been written in minor case, not with a capital letter ;)
22 Nisan 2019
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