eins

See also: Eins and -eins

German

German cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : eins
    Ordinal : erste

Etymology

From eines, originally the neuter form of ein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aɪ̯ns]
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Numeral

eins

  1. one
    die Nummer eins – the number one
  2. (colloquial) one o'clock
    Es ist eins. – It's one [o'clock].

Usage notes

Eins is not used with a following noun; for that, see ein.

Examples:

Expressing time:

  • um eins - at one o'clock
  • nach eins - after one o'clock
  • kurz vor eins - short before one o'clock
  • ab eins - from one o'clock
  • bis eins - until one o'clock
  • es ist Punkt eins - it's one o'clock sharp
  • halb eins - thirty minutes after twelve o'clock or half-way to one o'clock

But

Coordinate terms

Pronoun

eins

  1. Alternative form of eines; neuter nominative and accusative of einer
    Meine Schwester hat ein Fahrrad und ich will auch eins.
    My sister has a bike and I want one, too.

Usage notes

Only this form is commonly heard in colloquial German. In formal writing, eins is also perfectly acceptable but somewhat less frequent than eines.

Adverb

eins

  1. (somewhat informal) in the constructions "sich eins sein" (to agree) and "eins werden" (to arrive at an agreement)
    Wir sind über den Preis nicht eins geworden. – We couldn't find an agreement on the price.

Synonyms

einig (more common)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eins

Adverb

eins

  1. alike

Derived terms

Conjunction

eins

  1. used in set phrases
    Hann er eins stór og þú.
    He is as big as you.

Derived terms

Numerals
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative einn ein eitt einir einar ein
accusative einn eina eitt eina einar ein
dative einum einni einu einum einum einum
genitive eins einnar eins einna einna einna

Numeral

eins

  1. genitive masculine singular of einn
  2. genitive neuter singular of einn
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