ein und derselbe

German

Etymology

Possibly a calque of Latin unus et idem.

Determiner

ein und derselbe

  1. one and the same
    Er redet immer nur von ein und demselben Thema.
    He always talks about one and the same topic.

Declension

  • See derselbe. The form ein is usually unchanged (as above). Declining it is not ungrammatical, but uncommon.
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