German

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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so'n

  1. (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!
  2. (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

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  • 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

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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
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