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Indefinite Articles (ein, eine, ein)

How do I decline indefinite articles (ein, eine, ein) in the cases?

Indefinite articles follow a similar pattern to definite articles, but they don't have a plural form.

Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ein	eine	ein
Accusative	einen	eine	ein
Dative	einem	einer	einem
Genitive	eines	einer	eines

Example

Nom: Ein Hund bellt.

Acc: Ich sehe einen Hund.

Dat: Ich gebe einem Hund Futter.

Gen: Das ist das Spielzeug eines Hundes.

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