Der and Ein Words



The Definite Article in German is different for each of the three genders. The Masculine Definite Article is der, the Feminine Definite Article is die and the Neuter Definite Article is das. The English equivalent of these definite articles is the. The declensions of these definite articles are as follows:
Masculine Neuter Feminine Plural
Nominative der das die die
Accusative den das die die
Dative dem dem der den

The Indefinite article in German also changes depending on gender but the masculine and neuter form are the same. The Masculine and Neuter Indefinite Article is ein whereas the Feminine Indefinite Article is eine. The declensions of these indefinite articles are as follows:
Masculine Neuter Feminine Plural
Nominative ein ein eine eine
Accusative einen ein eine eine
Dative einem einem einer einen



There are some words known as Der words and Ein Words . These words also decline following a similar declension. Here are some examples of Der Words in the masculine nominative:
dieser (this,these)
jeder (each,every)
welcher (which)
aller (all)
Here is the declension endings for Der Words :
Masculine Neuter Feminine Plural
Nominative -er -es -e -e
Accusative -en -es -e -e
Dative -em -em -er -en

Here are some examples of Ein Words in the masculine nominative:
kein (no, not a)
mein *
dein *
sein *
ihr *
unser *
euer *
ihr *
ihr *
* indicates that this is a possessive adjective also known as the personal pronouns in the genetive case. See Personal Pronouns
Here is the declension endings for Ein Words :
Masculine Neuter Feminine Plural
Nominative no ending no ending -e -e
Accusative -en no ending -e -e
Dative -em -em -er -en


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