Does the particle ne in "In meinem Keller liegt ne Leiche" mean something or is it just an empty word for the poetic reasons (I've heard this line in the song)?
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In this case 'ne is short for eine, i.e. the indefinite article.
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6"ne Leiche" is spelled with apostrophe ('ne Leiche) to show that a syllable was dropped. It is spoken language only.– rogermueJan 27, 2015 at 17:07
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@rogermue Are there other colloquial shortening for the German articles?– optim1stJan 29, 2015 at 15:45
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1In spoken language influenced by dialect das can become des, and ein can become ä (a weak e as English a).– rogermueJan 29, 2015 at 15:59
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1If you leave out various dialect pronunciations, I can only think of ein => 'n and das = 's.– IngmarJan 29, 2015 at 16:12