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Usages of ein
Der Trainer sagte, die Entfernung vom Park bis zum See sei nur einen Kilometer.
The coach said the distance from the park to the lake is only one kilometre.
Nur ein Buch ist interessant.
Only one book is interesting.
In der Schlange vor der Kasse halten alle mindestens einen Meter Abstand.
In the line in front of the checkout everyone keeps at least one meter of distance.
Das Regal ist einen Meter breit.
The shelf is one meter wide.
Ich lese ein Kapitel pro Tag.
I read one chapter per day.
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