"One man is eating an egg."
Translation:Ein Mann isst ein Ei.
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Why is this not "Ein Mann isst einen Ei" ? Isn't this accusative? Why does "The man is eating the apple" use "einen" but this doesn't?
Before I had a neuter Noun that was a Das so I used ein and it was wrong, and now this is a neuter noun that i used eine for and it is ein.
Das & Der Means "(the) ..so, We use ein to mean (a) while if i am using Die i should use eine (a)
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Yes and no. In nominative case it is "ein" for both but "Mann" is masculine and "Ei" is neuter. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ein#Article_4
I was going for a simpler answer, as this is an early lesson. If we're getting specific, 'ein' is the indefinite article for masculine and neuter in the nominative case.
EDITED: so as not to confuse anyone. kyky knows best.
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It depends on case and gender. Nominative: "ein Mann / ein Ei / eine Frau" but accusative: "einen Mann / ein Ei / eine Frau"
