GrammarA2· Kurztrip nach Kopenhagen

welcher, dieser, jeder, was für ein — jemand, niemand, alle

which, this, every, what kind of — someone, nobody, everyone

Kartoffel · your teacher

Hi! Let's look at this one together — step by step, no rush.

From what you know

Ich nehme den Zug.Welchen Zug nimmst du? — Diesen hier.

6 parts · about 6 min

1What & when

In one line

welcher, dieser, jeder take the endings of der: denbecomesdiesen.

Before

Wir nehmen den Zug am Freitag.

Watch the sentence change …

den becomes welchen: the same ending, a new start. And the question word goes first.

„Welchen Zug nehmen wir am Freitag?“ — Which train are we taking on Friday?

Kartoffel

First, what is it?

welcher (which?), dieser (this) and jeder (every) are words. They stand where der, die, das stand, and they take the same endings. was für ein (what kind of?) takes the endings of ein. And some words stand alone, without a noun. For people: jemand (someone), niemand (nobody), alle (everyone), man (people in general). For things: etwas (something), nichts (nothing), alles (everything).

Kartoffel

And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:

Kurztrip nach KopenhagenPlanning a trip with friends: – – – –

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