so'n

See also: Appendix:Variations of "son"

German

Alternative forms

• so 'n, son

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

Case	Singular
	m	f	n	pl
Nominative	so'n	so'ne	so'n	so'ne
Genitive	(so'nes)	(so'ner)	(so'nes)	(so'ner)
Dative	so'nem, so'm	so'ner	so'nem, so'm	so'nen
Accusative	so'nen, so'n	so'ne	so'n	so'ne

Related terms

• so
• ein, 'n