School subjects: 'mögen' singular persons, object pronoun plural 'sie'
Learning outcomes
I can talk about things I, you or another person like or don't like using the verb 'mögen' and object pronouns for 'it' and 'them'.
I can pronounce [sch] and [sp] correctly.
School subjects: 'mögen' singular persons, object pronoun plural 'sie'
Learning outcomes
I can talk about things I, you or another person like or don't like using the verb 'mögen' and object pronouns for 'it' and 'them'.
I can pronounce [sch] and [sp] correctly.
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Key learning points
- [sch] is pronounced like the English 'sh'.
- [sp] always starts with the English sound 'sh' before the 'p'.
- 1st and 3rd person singular forms of the verb 'mögen' are identical - 'ich mag' and 'er/sie/es mag'.
- To say 'them' in German, use the plural object pronoun 'sie' for all genders.
- To say you don't like something, add 'nicht' at the end of the statement.
Keywords
[sch] - pronounced as in 'schreiben'
[sp] - pronounced as in 'spielen'
Mögen - an irregular verb meaning 'to like, liking'
Sie - plural object pronoun meaning 'them'
Nicht - word used to negate a statement, as in 'ich mag Fußball nicht'
Common misconception
'Sie’ always means ‘she’.
To say 'them' in German, use the plural object pronoun 'sie' for all genders.
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