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The indefinite pronouns jed- and jedermann
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jeder / jederman
Meaning : The pronoun jeder refers to all the persons or things of a group, not as a set but to each one individually. The pronoun jedermann has the same meaning but is only used for people.
Function : The pronoun jeder is used either as a pronoun in the place of a noun or as an article. The pronoun jederman is used only as a pronoun.
The pronouns jeder, jede, jedes and jedermann have only singular number types and are inflected as follows.
singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative |
jeder
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jede
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jedes
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genitive |
jedes*
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jeder
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jedes*
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dative |
jedem
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jeder
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jedem
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accusative |
jeden
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jede
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jedes
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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.
singular
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nominative |
jedermann
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genitive |
jedermanns
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dative |
jedermann
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accusative |
jedermann
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Examples | ||
Jeder kann an unserer Besprechung teilnehmen. | Wir erfüllen jeden Wunsch. |
jeder
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Zum Wochenende enthält unser Programm für jeden etwas. | Jeder Mensch hat das Recht darauf. | |
Jedermann kann an unserer Besprechung teilnehmen. |
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jedermann
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Das ist nicht jedermanns Sache. | ||
pronoun | article |
Notes :
1. When jeder refers to an uncountable noun it has the meaning "of any kind of".
Example |
Jede Hilfe zählt. |
2. In the genitive case, the pronoun jeder must always be combined with "ein". In this case, jeder is inflected like an adjective (according to the second declension of adjectives).
Example | |
Es ist die Pflicht jedes, die Umwelt zu schützen. |
FALSE
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Es ist die Pflicht eines jeden, die Umwelt zu schützen. |
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