Drill · A1

The Article, and the Article That Is Not There

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English says He is a doctor. How does German say it?

Sources

  • GrammarDurrell, Martin, Hammer's German Grammar and Usage, 5th edn. London: Routledge, 2011. — §4.1.2 with Table 4.2 (p. 64) on the indefinite article, §4.2 (pp. 65–69) on the article with abstract nouns, §4.3.1 (pp. 69–70) on generalisations, §4.4.1 (pp. 70–71) on geographical names, §4.8.2 and §4.8.7 (pp. 74–75) on the zero article.
  • GrammarNullartikel, Wikipedia (German). — Cited for the predicative, mass-noun and plural uses of the zero article, and for the formulaic pairs.
  • GrammarArtikel (Wortart), Wikipedia (German). — Cited for what the two articles do, and for the indefinite article having no plural form.