so'n
See also: Appendix:Variations of "son"
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /zoːn/, /zɔn/
- Homophones: Sohn (long vowel), sonn (short vowel)
Pronoun edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
| 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 |