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Berufserfahrung: verbs with indirect objects, dative pronouns

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I can use dative verbs and indirect object pronouns when communicating with other people in the context of work experience.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [ch].

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Berufserfahrung: verbs with indirect objects, dative pronouns

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I can use dative verbs and indirect object pronouns when communicating with other people in the context of work experience.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [ch].

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Key learning points

  1. The German [ch] can be soft or hard. Soft [ch] should not be confused with [sch].
  2. Certain verbs are dative verbs and use indirect object (dative) pronouns.
  3. The dative pronouns are 'mir', 'dir', 'ihm', 'ihn', 'uns', 'euch', 'ihnen'.
  4. Some dative verbs are also impersonal like 'gefallen', 'gelingen' and 'genügen'.

Keywords

  • Dative - case used for the indirect object in a sentence, and after a dative verb or presposition

  • Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person, people or thing(s) noun that the the verb action is done 'to' or 'for', e.g., 'to me', 'for them'

Common misconception

Verbs are only followed by the dative case if we translate the verb with 'to' or 'for' in English.

Some verbs are impersonal, and take the dative, and are usually used with 'es'. For example, 'gelingen' - 'es gelingt mir' (I succeed).


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In Learning Cycle 2, the indirect object pronouns 'uns', 'euch' and 'ihnen' are used along with some Higher vocabulary. Task B can be adapted to use only 'mir', 'dir', 'ihm' and 'ihr' and Foundation vocabulary as required.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:das Bild,picture
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picture

Correct Answer:das Jahr,year
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year

Correct Answer:das Wort,word
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word

Correct Answer:die Größe,size, height
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size, height

Correct Answer:die Zukunft,future
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future

Correct Answer:der Gegenstand,object
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object

Q2.
'Mir', 'dir', 'ihm', 'ihr', 'uns', 'euch' and 'ihnen' are all examples of pronouns.
Correct Answer: indirect object, dative
Q3.
'Ich habe dir eine E-Mail geschrieben, aber du hast mir nicht geantwortet.'. Choose the correct translations.
I write you a letter but you don't reply to me.
Correct answer: I wrote an email to you but you haven't replied to me.
Correct answer: I wrote you an email but you haven't replied to me.
I wrote you a letter but you didn't reply to me.
Q4.
Which of the following statements apply to impersonal verbs?
Correct answer: Impersonal verbs are dative verbs.
Correct answer: Impersonal verbs often use 'es' as their subject.
Impersonal verbs always begin with 'ge'.
Impersonal verbs are accusative verbs.
Q5.
Which of these are not dative verbs?
Correct answer: sehen
zeigen
geben
schreiben
Correct answer: essen
Q6.
Sort the words below into the correct order to construct the following sentence: 'I give her the book. She thanks me.'
1 - ich
2 - gebe
3 - ihr
4 - das Buch
5 - sie
6 - dankt
7 - mir

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words describe positive characteristics?
Correct answer: ehrlich
Correct answer: freundlich
kritisch
schrecklich
Correct answer: pünktlich
Q2.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:dir,(to) you (sing)
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(to) you (sing)

Correct Answer:euch,(to) you (pl)
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(to) you (pl)

Correct Answer:ihnen,(to) them
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(to) them

Correct Answer:mir,(to) me
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(to) me

Correct Answer:ihm,(to) him
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(to) him

Correct Answer:ihr,(to) her
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(to) her

Q3.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:erklären,to explain, explaining
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to explain, explaining

Correct Answer:drohen,to threaten, threatening
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to threaten, threatening

Correct Answer:gehören,to belong, belonging to
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to belong, belonging to

Correct Answer:genügen,to be enough, sufficient
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to be enough, sufficient

Correct Answer:gefallen,to please, like
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to please, like

Correct Answer:passen,to suit, fit
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to suit, fit

Q4.
Some __________ verbs are __________ verbs. They're usually used with the subject pronoun __________. Grammatically, the person is the __________ __________ of the verb, e.g., 'it is pleasing to me'.
1 - dative
2 - impersonal
3 - 'es'
4 - indirect
5 - object
Q5.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:die Berufserfahrung,work experience
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work experience

Correct Answer:das Arbeitsangebot,job offer
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job offer

Correct Answer:die Berufsberatung,careers advice
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careers advice

Correct Answer:die Arbeitswelt,workplace
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workplace

Correct Answer:der Bereich,area
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area

Correct Answer:die Gesellschaft,company, society
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company, society

Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'He writes a letter to me.'
Correct Answer: Er schreibt mir einen Brief.

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