Expertlatin
The German Reflexive Pronouns
| Subject Pronoun | Reflexive Pronoun | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ich | mich | myself |
| du | dich | yourself |
| er/sie/es | sich | himself/herself/itself |
| wir | uns | ourselves |
- What are the reflexive pronouns in German?
- What is reflexive pronoun with example?
- What is a reflexive verb in German example?
- What is the reflexive pronoun for Sie in German?
- What is a reflexive sentence in German?
- What are the 9 German pronouns?
- Are there 10 reflexive pronouns?
- Why do we use reflexive pronouns in German?
- What is the difference between ER and Sie in German?
- What is the difference between dative and accusative reflexive pronouns in German?
- What is Akkusativ and Dativ?
- When to use haben or sein?
- Is fahren a sein or haben?
- What is haben and sein?
What are the reflexive pronouns in German?
Reflexive pronouns in German grammar are mich/mir, dich/dir, uns, euch and sich. We use them with reflexive and reciprocal verbs. Reflexive pronouns always refer to the subject and must be declined to match the case they are in.
What is reflexive pronoun with example?
Reflexive pronouns are words like myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves. They refer back to a person or thing. We often use reflexive pronouns when the subject and the object of a verb are the same. I cut myself when I was making dinner last night.
What is a reflexive verb in German example?
German Reflexive Verbs And Cases
Example: Ich wasche mich. (I'm washing myself.) Example: Ich wasche mir die Hände. (I'm washing my hands.)
What is the reflexive pronoun for Sie in German?
the Formal 2nd Person (singular & plural) — Sie— ALSO uses sich as its reflexive pronoun because the formal You (Sie) always takes the same pronoun forms as the 3rd Person Plural, 'they' (sie), just capitalized!
What is a reflexive sentence in German?
German reflexive verbs consist of two parts: the reflexive pronoun sich (meaning himself, herself, itself, themselves or oneself) and the infinitive of the verb. The present tense forms of a reflexive verb work in just the same way as an ordinary verb, except that the reflexive pronoun is used as well.
What are the 9 German pronouns?
German has subject pronouns, too: ich, du, er, sie, es, wir, ihr, sie, Sie.
Are there 10 reflexive pronouns?
The nine English reflexive pronouns are myself, yourself, himself, herself, oneself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.
Why do we use reflexive pronouns in German?
Reflexive pronouns are used to refer back to the subject of the sentence, so when the subject and the object of the sentence are the same thing. Ich wasche mein Auto. (I wash my car) - NOT REFLEXIVE because the subject is ich (I) and the object is mein Auto (my car). Ich wasche mich.
What is the difference between ER and Sie in German?
If you have a noun with a masculine article (der) then the article and the noun can be replaced with er. If you have a noun with a feminine article (die) then the article and the noun can be replaced with sie.
What is the difference between dative and accusative reflexive pronouns in German?
Accusative vs Dative Reflexive Pronouns
Normally the reflexive pronoun will be accusative. If the verb already has an accusative object, however, then the reflexive pronoun will be dative.
What is Akkusativ and Dativ?
DATIVE AND ACCUSATIVE OBJECTS
In the simplest terms, the accusative is the direct object that receives the direct impact of the verb's action, while the dative is an object that is subject to the verb's impact in an indirect or incidental manner.
When to use haben or sein?
You use haben with transitive verbs and sein with intransitive verbs .
Is fahren a sein or haben?
Wir haben gestern ein Bier getrunken.
We use the auxiliary verb sein (to be) for: verbs that imply a change of location, such as fahren (to drive), gehen (to go), schwimmen (to swim), or ankommen (to arrive):
What is haben and sein?
The two most important German verbs are haben (to have) and sein (to be). As in most languages, the verb "to be" is one of the oldest verbs in German, and therefore one of the most irregular. The verb "to have" is only slightly less irregular, but no less vital to surviving speaking German.
