"'n" meaning in German

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "so'n"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "nds",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of ein. Like virtually all traditional German dialects, colloquial standard German distinguishes the indefinite article from the numeral for \"one\". The specific form 'n has spread from the North southward and is thus of chiefly Low German origin. Most High German dialects use forms without the final -n, such as [ə] or [a], at least for the basic form (i.e. the masculine and neuter nominative). These pronunciations are sometimes heard in colloquial standard German as well, but 'n is clearly the commonest form.",
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "article",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "a, an",
          "word": "ein"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "Alternative form of ein (“a, an”)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "ein",
          "ein#German"
        ]
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        "(colloquial) Alternative form of ein (“a, an”)"
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "a, an",
          "word": "einen"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of einen (“a, an”)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "einen",
          "einen#German"
        ]
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        "(colloquial) Alternative form of einen (“a, an”)"
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/m/",
      "note": "before a labial",
      "tags": [
        "often"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋ/",
      "note": "before a velar",
      "tags": [
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "nonstandard"
      ],
      "word": "n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "'n"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of denn.",
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      },
      "expansion": "'n",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "'n",
      "name": "de-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "used for general emphasis",
          "word": "denn"
        }
      ],
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        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 14 1 1 17 17 17 1 17 0 0 5 1 0",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 10 10",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "So, when would you be here?",
          "text": "Wann wärst'n hier?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "short for denn (used for general emphasis)"
      ],
      "id": "en-'n-de-adv-e3XgBmpn",
      "links": [
        [
          "denn",
          "denn#German"
        ]
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        "(colloquial) short for denn (used for general emphasis)"
      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/m/",
      "note": "before a labial",
      "tags": [
        "often"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋ/",
      "note": "before a velar",
      "tags": [
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "nonstandard"
      ],
      "word": "n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "'n"
}

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    "German articles",
    "German contractions",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German terms derived from Low German",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "so'n"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Contraction of ein.",
      "name": "contraction of"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "nds",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of ein. Like virtually all traditional German dialects, colloquial standard German distinguishes the indefinite article from the numeral for \"one\". The specific form 'n has spread from the North southward and is thus of chiefly Low German origin. Most High German dialects use forms without the final -n, such as [ə] or [a], at least for the basic form (i.e. the masculine and neuter nominative). These pronunciations are sometimes heard in colloquial standard German as well, but 'n is clearly the commonest form.",
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      "expansion": "'n",
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "article",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "extra": "a, an",
          "word": "ein"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "Alternative form of ein (“a, an”)"
      ],
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        [
          "ein",
          "ein#German"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial) Alternative form of ein (“a, an”)"
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "a, an",
          "word": "einen"
        }
      ],
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        "German colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of einen (“a, an”)"
      ],
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        [
          "einen",
          "einen#German"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial) Alternative form of einen (“a, an”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/m/",
      "note": "before a labial",
      "tags": [
        "often"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋ/",
      "note": "before a velar",
      "tags": [
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "nonstandard"
      ],
      "word": "n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "'n"
}

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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of denn.",
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      "expansion": "'n",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "'n",
      "name": "de-adv"
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "extra": "used for general emphasis",
          "word": "denn"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "German colloquialisms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "So, when would you be here?",
          "text": "Wann wärst'n hier?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "short for denn (used for general emphasis)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "denn",
          "denn#German"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial) short for denn (used for general emphasis)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/m/",
      "note": "before a labial",
      "tags": [
        "often"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋ/",
      "note": "before a velar",
      "tags": [
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "'n"
}