so'n

See also: Appendix:Variations of "son"

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zoːn/, /zɔn/
  • Homophones: Sohn (long vowel), sonn (short vowel)

Pronoun

so'n

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of so ein: such a(n)
    So’n schmales Haus hab ich ja noch nie gesehen!
    I've never seen such a narrow house!
  2. (colloquial) Often used with a merely indefinite sense: a(n), some
    Er hat so’n Praktikum bei so’ner Firma gemacht.
    He did an internship at some company.

Usage notes

  • Genitive forms are rare. This case is infrequent in colloquial German; if used at all, it tends to appear in proper standard forms.
  • Plural forms are somewhat regional. They are common in eastern Germany. Most other regions prefer to use either solche or uninflected so: so’ne Häuser / solche Häuser / so Häuser (such houses).

Declension

CaseSingular
mfnpl
Nominative so'nso'neso'nso'ne
Genitive (so'nes)(so'ner)(so'nes)(so'ner)
Dative so'nem, so'mso'nerso'nem, so'mso'nen
Accusative so'nen, so'nso'neso'nso'ne
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