jeder
German
Alternative forms
- ieder (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle High German ieweder, from Old High German ioweder, from io + wedar, from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz + *hwaþeraz. Compare English either, Dutch ieder.
Around the 14th century, the word merged with ieder, at which point the dual sense, "both", died out.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjeːdɐ/
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Pronoun
jeder
- each
- Jedem das Seine
- To each his own
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Synonyms
Adjective
jeder
Synonyms
Declension
declension of jeder
| singular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| (without article) | nominative | jeder | jede | jedes |
| genitive | jedes | jeder | jedes | |
| dative | jedem | jeder | jedem | |
| accusative | jeden | jede | jedes | |
| (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein jeder | eine jede | ein jedes |
| genitive | eines jeden | einer jeden | eines jeden | |
| dative | einem jeden | einer jeden | einem jeden | |
| accusative | einen jeden | eine jede | ein jedes | |
- There's also a plural, jede/jeder/jeden/jede, which is used when it describes an interval, spacing, etc. and it modifies a word in the plural. For example ‘jede zwei Tage’ (every two days) is more standard than ‘jeder zwei Tage’.
Further reading
- jeder in Duden online
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