how to pronounce eine

/ʔaɪ̯nə/

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eine is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of eine in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… vor vier Tagen, aber wir hatten nie eine Chance, weil du mir die Frage nie gestellt hast …”

meanings of eine

pronoun:

Weak nominative masculine singular.
Strong nominative/accusative feminine singular.
Weak nominative/accusative feminine/neuter singular.

numeral:

Nominative/accusative feminine singular of ein.

article:

Nominative/accusative feminine singular of ein: a, an.

eine frequency in german - A1 level of CEFR

the word eine occurs in german on average 5896.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.