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German
Pronunciation
Pronoun
so'n
- (colloquial) Contraction of so ein: such a(n)
So’n schmales Haus hab ich ja noch nie gesehen!- I've never seen such a narrow house!
- (colloquial) Often used with a merely indefinite sense: a(n), some
Er hat so’n Praktikum bei so’ner Firma gemacht.- He did an internship at some company.
Usage notes
- Genitive forms are rare. This case is infrequent in colloquial German; if used at all, it tends to appear in proper standard forms.
- Plural forms are somewhat regional. They are common in eastern Germany. Most other regions prefer to use either solche or uninflected so: so’ne Häuser / solche Häuser / so Häuser (“such houses”).
Declension
| Case |
Singular
|
| m |
f |
n |
pl
|
| Nominative
|
so'n |
so'ne |
so'n |
so'ne
|
| Genitive
|
(so'nes) |
(so'ner) |
(so'nes) |
(so'ner)
|
| Dative
|
so'nem, so'm |
so'ner |
so'nem, so'm |
so'nen
|
| Accusative
|
so'nen, so'n |
so'ne |
so'n |
so'ne
|