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The indefinite pronouns irgendein- and irgendwelch-
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irgendeiner, irgendeine, irgendein(e)s
Meaning : The pronoun irgendeiner vaguely refers to a person or thing that has already been mentioned. Compared to the indefinite pronoun einer, irgendeiner indicates a greater indefiniteness.
Function: In contrast to the pronoun einer, that is used only as a pronoun in the place of a noun, irgendeiner is used both as a pronoun and an article.
The pronoun irgendeiner, irgendeine, irgendein(e)s, when functioning as an article, is inflected like the indefinite article and when functioning as a pronoun like the indefinite pronoun einer.
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singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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irgendein
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irgendeine
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irgendein
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| genitive |
irgendeines
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irgendeiner
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irgendeines
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| dative |
irgendeinem
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irgendeiner
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irgendeinem
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| accusative |
irgendeinen
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irgendeine
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irgendein
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singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative |
irgendeiner
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irgendeine
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irgendein(e)s
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| genitive |
irgendeines
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irgendeiner
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irgendeines
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| dative |
irgendeinem
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irgendeiner
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irgendeinem
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| accusative |
irgendeinen
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irgendeine
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irgendein(e)s
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| Lies bitte ein Gedicht vor! Irgendeins. | Ich benutze irgendeine Ausrede. |
| Kann mir bitte irgendeiner helfen? | Hast du irgendeinen Wunsch? Ich erfülle ihn. |
| Irgendeiner muss es ihm doch sagen! | Er wollte dich aus irgendeinem Grund sprechen. |
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irgendwelcher, irgendwelche, irgendwelches
Meaning : In the singular number, the pronoun irgendwelcher indicates a non-specific smaller part of one kind. In the plural, it indicates a non-specific set of people or things of one kind. Compared to welcher, irgenwelcher emphasizes the indefiniteness.
Function: In contrast to the pronoun welcher, which is used only as a pronoun in the place of a noun, irgendwelcher is used both as a pronoun and an article.
The pronoun irgendwelcher, irgendwelche, irgendwelches is inflected like the indefinite pronoun welcher, welche, welches.
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plural
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| nominative |
irgendwelcher
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irgendwelche
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irgendwelches
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irgendwelche
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| genitive |
irgendwelches*
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irgendwelcher
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irgendwelches*
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irgendwelcher
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| dative |
irgendwelchem
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irgendwelcher
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irgendwelchem
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irgendwelchen
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| accusative |
irgendwelchen
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irgendwelche
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irgendwelches
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irgendwelche
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* In the genitive case of the masculine and neuter gender there is also the type jeden. This type is only used when the noun that follows forms the genitive with the suffixes -s / -es.
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| Ich brauche Käse. Hast du irgendwelchen? | uncountable | singular |
| Haben Sie irgendwelche dieser Probleme? | countable | plural |
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| Gab es irgendwelchen Ärger? | uncountable | singular |
| Wenn aus irgendwelchem Grund das Konzert nicht stattfindet, wird das Geld zurückgegeben. | countable/abstract | |
| Haben Sie irgendwelche Fragen? | countable | plural |
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