ein
one
The German word 'ein' is used to express the number one. It can be used as an indefinite article, a pronoun, or a numeral. In its numeral form, it is used to count or express the quantity of something. For example, 'ein Apfel' means 'one apple'.
Example sentences using: ein
Ich habe ein Auto.
I have a car.
This is a basic German sentence using 'ein' to mean 'a'. The subject is 'Ich' which translates to 'I', 'habe' is the form of 'haben' that corresponds to 'I', and 'ein Auto' translates to 'a car'.
Er ist ein guter Freund.
He is a good friend.
In this example, 'ein' means 'a' and 'guter Freund' means 'good friend'. 'Er' is the subject which represents 'He' and 'ist' is the form of 'sein' that corresponds to 'He'.
Das ist ein Buch.
This is a book.
'Das ist ein Buch' is a simple declarative German sentence. 'Das' means 'This', 'ist' the equivalent of the verb 'is', 'ein' one way to say 'a' and 'Buch' translates to 'book'.