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May 31, 2023 · Main Takeaways. The definite articles der die das (and others) are different ways of saying ‘the’ in German. The indefinite articles (e.g. ein, eine, etc.) are different ways of saying ‘a’ in German. The different ways of saying ‘the’ and ‘a’ change based on the gender & case of the noun that follows.
You are right, most of the time you should use "der/die/das" when you would use "the", "ein/eine" when you would use "a/an", and none when you would use none in English. Giving exact rules is nearly impossible (try it for "the" and "a").
The third person singular and plural pronouns roughly rhyme with the corresponding forms of “der/das/die” in the Nominative, Accusative and Dative: er <=> der, ihn <=> den, ihm <=> dem, sie <=> die, sie <=> die, ihr <=> der, es <=> das, es <=> das, ihm <=> dem, and in the 3rd person plural sie <=> die, sie <=> die, ihnen <=> den (sort of).
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This time, you will answer with an indefinite article (ein / eine) instead of a definite article (der/die/das). If you can’t remember the gender of the word, go back and look it up. A: Was ist das?
Indefinite articles are words used to refer to something that is not specifically identified or known. In German, there are two indefinite articles in the nominative case: ein and eine. These articles are used exclusively in the singular form when referring to something unknown, new, or unspecified.
'Der' is masculin, 'die' is feminine and 'das' is neutral. The best way to remember which noun needs which article, is learning them together from the start. For example, if you learn the word for 'table', don't only write down 'Tisch' but put its article in front of it: 'der Tisch'.
