Year 10 - German
Junge Pflegende: accusative and dative reflexive pronouns, 'welch-'
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 use accusative and dative reflexive verbs to talk about caring for myself and others.
Key Notes
- Most reflexive verbs use accusative reflexive pronouns: 'mich', 'dich', 'sich', 'uns', 'euch', 'sich'.
- If sentences already have an accusative object, the reflexive pronoun must be in the dative.
- The dative reflexive pronouns are 'mir', 'dir', 'sich', 'uns', 'euch', 'sich'.
- The ending of 'welch-' depends on the gender and case of the noun that follows. It follows the same pattern as 'dies-'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- reflexive pronoun: used to indicate doing something to yourself, words like 'myself' and 'yourself'
- dative: case used for the indirect object in a sentence and after a dative verb or preposition
- welch-: determiner meaning 'which' that changes according to gender and case
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- We always use accusative reflexive pronouns ('mich', 'dich', etc.) with reflexive verbs.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Most reflexive verbs use accusative reflexive pronouns: 'mich', 'dich', 'sich', 'uns', 'euch', 'sich'. If sentences already have an accusative object, the reflexive pronoun must be in the dative.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'reflexive pronoun'
used to indicate doing something to yourself, words like 'myself' and 'yourself'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: We always use accusative reflexive pronouns ('mich', 'dich', etc.) with reflexive verbs. Correction: If there is already an accusative object in the sentence, we use dative reflexive pronouns ('mir', 'dir', etc.) instead, e.g., 'Ich wasche mir die Hände'.
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
- Freunde: 'wen' and 'wem' - interrogative, word order with reflexive questions 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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