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15 Mar 2017
- Spanish (Mexico)
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How do you know when to use "ein" or "einen"?
How do you know when to use "ein" or "einen"?
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- Spanish (Mexico)
Dependerá si es nominativo o acusativo. En tu oración tendrias quien hace la acción/verbo (sujeto) y sobre quién recae la acción (objeto directo). Tu oración en nominativo será la del sujeto, y en acusativo la del objeto, es decir que tendrás que declinar con las normas del acusativo el artículo de la persona u objeto en el que recae la acción.
ejemplo:
Ein Spiegel ist gebrochen (un espejo está roto)
Ich habe einen Spiegel (yo tengo un espejo)
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'ein' is Nominativ, 'einen' is Akkusativ, so when the word is the subjekt of the phrase or object after sein, werden, bekommen or bleiben, you use 'ein', and when it's an object or is preceded by a preposition or verb that always comes with Akkusativ, you use 'einen'. Also: 'ein' is Nominativ for der and das words, but 'einen' is only Akkusativ for der words. The Akkusativ for das words is just ein.
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When the article in front of the noun is "das", like "Das Buch", then it becomes "Ein Buch". Words with "der", like "der Computer" become "einen" in a sentence with a verb. "Ich habe einen Computer". Caution, because without the verb, if someone asks you "was ist das?" you say "Das ist ein Computer" 😅
"Die"-nouns become "eine". "Die Katze" > "Eine Katze" and "Das ist eine Katze"
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