Year 10 - German
Freunde: 'wen' and 'wem' - interrogative, word order with reflexive questions
My personal world: Beziehungen und Feste
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits verbs with prepositions, and adds to previous knowledge of da- and wo- compounds in the accusative and the dative. Reflexive verbs are revisited in the context of family relationships, together with word order and the use of wen, wem, with reflexive questions.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to ask and answer questions about friends and relationships using 'wer', 'wen', 'wem' and reflexive verbs.
Key Notes
- The interrogative pronoun 'wer' becomes 'wen' when it is a direct object in the accusative.
- The interrogative pronoun 'wer' becomes 'wem' when it is an indirect object in the dative.
- Use a long [e] sound with 'wer', 'wen' and 'wem'.
- In questions with reflexive verbs, only subject and verb swap position. The reflexive pronoun now follows the subject.
- Where a verb is usually followed by a preposition, this comes before the question word, e.g., 'Mit wem?', 'Für wen?'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- wer, wen, wem: question word meaning 'who' or 'whom' which changes according to case
- reflexive pronoun: used to indicate doing something to yourself, words like 'myself' and 'yourself'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Questions words all have fixed spellings.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The interrogative pronoun 'wer' becomes 'wen' when it is a direct object in the accusative. The interrogative pronoun 'wer' becomes 'wem' when it is an indirect object in the dative.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'wer, wen, wem'
question word meaning 'who' or 'whom' which changes according to case. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Questions words all have fixed spellings. Correction: 'Wer', meaning 'who', changes spelling according to its case. This also used to be the case in English, but the 'whom' form is often not used nowadays.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Beziehungen: reflexive and non-reflexive verbs, reciprocal verbs Study Guide
- Familie: direct object pronouns, singular and plural Study Guide
- Frauen im Motorsport: da-compounds, wo-compounds Study Guide
- Junge Pflegende: accusative and dative reflexive pronouns, 'welch-' Study Guide
- Karneval: indirect object pronouns, verbs with indirect objects, 'bei', 'beim' Study Guide
- Traditionen: 'jed-', dative verbs, translation Study Guide
- Traditionen: da-compounds, 'damit' as conjunction and wo-compounds Study Guide
- Vorbilder: accusative definite articles, verbs with accusative prepositions Study Guide
- Weltreligionen und ihre Feste: expanding vocabulary, describing photos Study Guide
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