Year 10 - German
Karneval: indirect object pronouns, verbs with indirect objects, 'bei', 'beim'
My personal world: Beziehungen und Feste
Study Hub
Study Guides
This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
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 dative verbs, indirect object pronouns, and dative prepositions to discuss people and activities in the context of festivals.
Key Notes
- The indirect object pronouns are 'mir', 'dir, 'ihm', 'ihr', 'einem', 'uns', 'euch', 'Ihnen' and 'ihnen'.
- Some verbs, called dative verbs, take indirect objects.
- Some dative verbs are impersonal verbs.
- 'Bei' means 'at' or 'with'. When used with masculine or neuter nouns, 'bei dem' becomes 'beim'.
- The biggest 'Karneval' celebrations in Germany take place in Cologne.
Vocabulary To Learn
- dative: case used for the indirect object in a sentence, and after a dative verb or preposition
- indirect object pronoun: replaces the person, people or thing(s) noun that the verb action is done 'to' or 'for', e.g., 'to me', 'for them'
- bei(m): preposition meaning 'at (the)' or 'with (the)', followed by the dative case
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Verbs are only followed by the dative case if we translate the verb with 'to' or 'for' in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The indirect object pronouns are 'mir', 'dir, 'ihm', 'ihr', 'einem', 'uns', 'euch', 'Ihnen' and 'ihnen'. Some verbs, called dative verbs, take indirect objects.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'dative'
case used for the indirect object in a sentence, and after a dative verb or preposition. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Verbs are only followed by the dative case if we translate the verb with 'to' or 'for' in English. Correction: There are several impersonal verbs in German which require the dative case, e.g., 'gelingen' (to succeed).
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
- Junge Pflegende: accusative and dative reflexive pronouns, 'welch-' 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
Browse all guides in the Year 10 German guide library.