Article

Articles always precede a noun. We distinguish between the definite article der, die, das, the indefinite article ein, eine, ein and the zero article when the noun is not preceded by an article.

Some pronouns, like, for example, the possessive pronouns, can be used as articles and precede a noun.

Articles are inflected. They agree in gender, number and case with the noun they accompany.

As far as the use of articles is concerned, as a general rule, the definite article accompanies a noun that is, as indicated by the context, known and the indefinite article accompanies a noun that is, as indicated by the context, unknown. The zero article is used in various and diverse ways.