1. The definite article.
 

	masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative	der	das	die	die
accusative	den	das	die	die
dative	---------	----------	----------	---------
genitive	----------	----------	----------	---------

 
 
 

2. The ein-wordparadigm, shown through the indefinite article, with kein in the plural.
 

	masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative	ein	ein	eine	keine
accusative	einen	ein	eine	keine
dative	---------	----------	----------	---------
genitive	----------	----------	----------	---------

 
 
 

3. The ein-word endings.
 

	masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative			--e	--e
accusative	--en		--e	--e
dative	---------	----------	----------	---------
genitive	----------	----------	----------	---------

To create a form of any ein-word, just add the endings to the stem. Ein-words are ein, kein, and the possessive adjectives--mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, and euer. There is no need to separately memorize a table like #2 for each ein-word, although it might be useful to do that while studying. (In the online version of this handout, you can click on each of the above ein-words to see all its forms.)
 

4. The personal pronouns.
 

	Nominative	Accusative
first person singular	ich	mich
second person singular (familiar)	du	dich
third person singular masculine	er	ihn
third person singular neuter	es	es
third person singular feminine	sie	sie
first person plural	wir	uns
second person plural (familiar)	ihr	euch
third person plural	sie	sie
second person formal (singular and plural)	Sie	Sie