School subjects: singular 'mögen', object pronouns 'ihn', 'sie', 'es'
Learning outcomes
I can talk about things I and you like or don't like using the verb 'mögen' and object pronouns for 'it'.
I can pronounce [sch] and [sp] correctly.
School subjects: singular 'mögen', object pronouns 'ihn', 'sie', 'es'
Learning outcomes
I can talk about things I and you like or don't like using the verb 'mögen' and object pronouns for 'it'.
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'.
- The verb 'mögen' means 'to like', 'ich mag' means 'I like' and 'du magst' means 'you like'.
- In German, object pronouns tell us the grammatical gender of the object of the sentence.
- German has three words for the object pronoun 'it' - masculine 'ihn', feminine 'sie' and neuter 'es'.
Keywords
[sch] - pronounced as in 'schreiben'
[sp] - pronounced as in 'spielen'
Mögen - an irregular verb, meaning 'to like, liking'
Object pronoun - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g., 'it'
Common misconception
'es' is the only German word for 'it'.
Object pronouns such as 'es' tell us the grammatical gender of the object of the sentence. German has three words for the object pronoun 'it' - masculine 'ihn', feminine 'sie' and neuter 'es'.
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