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Vielleicht ist dieses Ferienparadies eine der letzten Idyllen in Deutschland: herrliche Landschaft, klares Wasser, saubere Luft. Could someone explain the usage of "eine" here? What type...
Understanding usage of eine/einer/.. to mean "one of the" but in ...
3 In a nutshell... Both ein and eine are articles, indefinite articles, as a and an in English, but unlike English, you have to use them with gender concordance. In German nouns might be, as in Spanish, masculine or feminine, but unlike Spanish, also neutral. Unlike Spanish, German has also an extra coordinate called case (Fall or Kasus).
I'm just starting with German and got a bit lost when one should use der/die/das and when ein/eine. I suppose it should be something like "a" or "the" in English depending if we're talking about something concrete or something in general.
When to use das/die/der and when ein/eine? - German Language Stack Exchange
From what I understand: Ein or eine means one, comparative to a/an in English Ein is used for masculine while eine for feminine So, for a man or a boy it is ein Mann or ein Junge. But, for a woman it is eine Frau and for a girl it's ein Mädchen! How and why is a girl neuter? How can I better understand gender for my future lessons?
Jede Familie hat dieses eine Kind Why in this sentence, we use eine and not ein, despite the fact that Kind is neutral (das Kind)?