One - Einer (The 80th Most Common German Word)

The translation for One in German is Einer. This word often comes up when talking about ownership, time & frequency, numbers & quantity. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 80th most commonly used word in German. It can be used as pronoun. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

en English: one

de German: einer

Examples

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There's one more. Da ist noch einer
One of my sons is a teacher, and the other is a doctor. Einer meiner Söhne ist Lehrer, und der andere ist Arzt.
Either one of you has to go there. Einer von euch beiden muss dorthin gehen.
One of these days is none of these days. Einer dieser Tage ist keiner dieser Tage.
One is blue. Einer ist blau.
One of the dogs is alive. Einer der Hunde ist lebendig.
Here are two dogs; one is white and the other is black. Hier sind zwei Hunde; einer ist weiß und der andere schwarz.
Someone is at the front door. Go and see who it is. Es steht einer an der Haustür. Schau mal, wer das ist

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One - Einer (The 80th Most Common German Word)
He lives alone in his flat. Er lebt allein in einer Wohnung.
That's one of them. Es ist einer von denen.
If two people are in agreement, one of them is unnecessary. Wenn zwei Menschen immer der gleichen Meinung sind, ist einer davon eigentlich überflüssig.
It's one of those moments. Es ist einer dieser Momente.
That's one of the reasons. Das ist einer der Gründe.
That's one reason why I'll never do it again. Dies ist einer der Gründe, deretwegen ich das nie wiederholen werde.
Someone is standing behind the wall. Da steht einer hinter der Mauer.
Customers came one after another. Die Kunden kamen einer nach dem andern.
We are dying one after the other. Wir sterben einer nach dem anderen.
As far as I know, he is one of the best doctors in town. Soweit ich weiß, ist er einer der besten Ärzte in der Stadt.
The world follows one golden rule: whoever has the gold makes the rules. Die Welt folgt einer goldenen Regel: Wer auch immer das Gold besitzt, schreibt die Regeln.
They died one after another. Sie sind einer nach dem anderen umgekommen.
They came here one after another. Sie kamen einer nach dem anderen hierher.

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One - Einer (The 80th Most Common German Word)

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