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DETERMINER
Sometimes words that come before a noun and modify it in some way are called 'determiners'. Articles, adjectives, pronouns, and other words can be used as determiners.
Examples in German:
The German demonstrative 'dieser (this)' is used as a determiner to show 'position' in the following sentence:
- This man is tall.
- Dieser Mann ist groß.
The German possessive 'mein (my)' is used as a determiner to indicate 'possession' in this sentence:
- Du liest meine Zeitschrift.
- You are reading my magazine.
Determiners can not stand alone. They must precede a noun, They must take case & gender markers based on that noun. Only one determiner can precede a noun, no more.) Determiners form a syntactic unit with their noun.
Der words in German:
| English |
German |
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| the |
der, die, das |
| this, these |
dieser |
| each, every (singular) |
jeder |
| those, that one |
jener |
| many a (one)plural: some |
mancher |
| such a (one) |
solcher |
| which (one) |
welcher |
| every, all |
alle (sometimes) |
Ein words in German:
| English |
German |
| |
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| a, an, one |
ein |
| no, not a, not any, none |
kein |
| my, mine |
mein |
| your, yours, thy |
dein |
| his, its |
sein |
| her |
ihr |
| your (plural) |
euer |
| their |
ihr |
| your (formal) |
Ihr |
| our |
unser |
Examples in German:
I'm drinking no coffee. (I'm not drinking coffee.)
Ich trinke keinen Kaffee.
This book is interesting.
Dieses Buch ist interessant.
My brother is sick.
Mein Bruder ist krank.
Do you know my husband?
Kennst du meinen Mann?
I don't have any money. (I have no money.)
Ich habe kein Geld.
We are giving my father a pen.
Wir geben meinem Vater einen Kugelschreiber.
They are showing our children a movie.
Sie zeigen unsren Kindern einen Film.
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