When to use einem vs ein vs einen. German declension of indefinite articles for male nouns explained

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It's one of the hardest things to do when you are starting to learn German. When do you use einem vs ein vs einen ? This video tries to explain the grammatical logic behind this.
FOR THE MALE NOUN (!)
ein - Nominativ
einen - Akkusativ
einem - Dativ

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I still don't understand. How do you know that something is an indirect object? The structure looks just like your direct-object examples. When I look up English examples of indirect objects, they always involve longer sentences like "The teacher gave the students cake" that have both an IO and a DO. Why do your IO examples lack a DO?

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[@rehacaz]

I got a question, EX. I would like to order a mineral water, Ich mochte ein mineralwasser bestellen. Not sure why not use einen here, Thanks.

[@a1german]

The article is "das Mineralwasser", neutral singular - In German, the choice between "ein" and "einen" as indefinite articles (equivalent to "a" or "an" in English) depends on the grammatical case of the noun they are describing.
The sentence "Ich möchte ein Mineralwasser" translates to "I would like a mineral water" in English. Here, "Mineralwasser" (mineral water) is the direct object of the sentence, indicating what is being wanted. Despite being the direct object, the word "Mineralwasser" is in the nominative case because it is neutral. However, this explanation might seem a bit off because, in a grammatical sense, direct objects are typically in the accusative case.
The confusion here comes from the properties of the noun "Mineralwasser" itself and how German handles articles with neuter nouns in the accusative case. Here's the breakdown:
"ein" is used for masculine and neuter nouns in the nominative case, and for neuter nouns in the accusative case.
"einen" is used for masculine nouns in the accusative case.
Since "Mineralwasser" is a neuter noun (das Mineralwasser), and it's in the accusative case as the object of the verb "möchte" (would like), the correct article to use is "ein", not "einen". Therefore, the correct form is "Ich möchte ein Mineralwasser." This is a specific rule where the nominative and accusative forms for neuter and feminine articles do not change in German.

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In germany, we call indefinite articles "Endgegner".

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I believe I started to understand but now I'm completely lost

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Ok but what about eine

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I wish somebody could intuitively explain this without using grammar expressions.

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