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'nen
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Appendix:Variations of "nen"
German
Alternative forms
de nen non-standard
Pronunciation
de /nən/
Article
de article
de colloquial de einen a, an; de 'n acc m s
Usage notes
The form is sometimes seen in informal writing, but is not all too common in actual speech because einen tends to be further contracted to merge with de 'n. Thus: Ich will ’n Kaffee. ("I want a coffee.") alongside rarer: Ich will ’nen Kaffee.