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Karneval: indirect object pronouns, verbs with indirect objects, 'bei', 'beim'

I can use dative verbs, indirect object pronouns, and dative prepositions to discuss people and activities in the context of festivals.

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Karneval: indirect object pronouns, verbs with indirect objects, 'bei', 'beim'

I can use dative verbs, indirect object pronouns, and dative prepositions to discuss people and activities in the context of festivals.

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Key learning points

  1. The indirect object pronouns are 'mir', 'dir, 'ihm', 'ihr', 'einem', 'uns', 'euch', 'Ihnen' and 'ihnen'.
  2. Some verbs, called dative verbs, take indirect objects.
  3. Some dative verbs are impersonal verbs.
  4. 'Bei' means 'at' or 'with'. When used with masculine or neuter nouns, 'bei dem' becomes 'beim'.
  5. The biggest ‘Karneval’ celebrations in Germany take place in Cologne.

Keywords

  • 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 misconception

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

There are several impersonal verbs in German which require the dative case, e.g., 'gelingen' (to succeed).


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In Learning Cycle 2, the plural indirect object pronouns 'uns', 'euch' and 'ihnen' are Higher-only grammar. In Learning Cycle 3, teachers may find it beneficial to have their pupils translate the final C2 task text into English.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German and English vocabulary.
Correct Answer:der Spieler,player
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player

Correct Answer:ärmer,poorer
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poorer

Correct Answer:wärmer,warmer
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warmer

Correct Answer:auf diese Weise,in this way
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in this way

Correct Answer:multikulturell,multicultural
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multicultural

Correct Answer:die Minderheit,minority
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minority

Q2.
Match the German and English prepositions.
Correct Answer:bei,at (the), with (the)
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at (the), with (the)

Correct Answer:nach,to, towards, after
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to, towards, after

Correct Answer:von,from, of
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from, of

Correct Answer:mit,with
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with

Correct Answer:in,in, into
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in, into

Q3.
Which of these are indirect object pronouns?
Correct answer: ihm
Correct answer: ihr
sie
Correct answer: mir
dich
Q4.
Match the German and English adjectives.
Correct Answer:echt,real, genuine
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real, genuine

Correct Answer:jährig,year-old
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year-old

Correct Answer:herzlich,cordial, warm
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cordial, warm

Correct Answer:doppelt,double, twice
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double, twice

Correct Answer:speziell,special, specific
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special, specific

Correct Answer:falsch,false, wrong
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false, wrong

Q5.
Match the German and English verbs.
Correct Answer:erzählen,to tell, telling
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to tell, telling

Correct Answer:geben,to give, giving
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to give, giving

Correct Answer:danken,to thank, thanking
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to thank, thanking

Correct Answer:zeigen,to show, showing
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to show, showing

Correct Answer:erklären,to explain, explaining
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to explain, explaining

Correct Answer:erlauben,to allow, allowing
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to allow, allowing

Q6.
'Du gibst ihm den Brief' means ' the letter'.
Correct Answer: You give him, You are giving him

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the subject pronouns and indirect object pronouns.
Correct Answer:ich,mir
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mir

Correct Answer:er,ihm
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ihm

Correct Answer:wir,uns
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uns

Correct Answer:Sie,Ihnen
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Ihnen

Correct Answer:sie,ihnen
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ihnen

Correct Answer:man,einem
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einem

Q2.
Which indirect object pronouns mean 'to you' or 'for you'?
Correct answer: euch
Correct answer: Ihnen
ihnen
Correct answer: dir
ihr
Q3.
Which prepositions use the dative case?
Correct answer: bei
für
Correct answer: mit
ohne
Correct answer: nach
Q4.
Match the dative verbs to their English meanings.
Correct Answer:vertrauen,to trust, trusting
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to trust, trusting

Correct Answer:gelingen,to succeed, succeeding
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to succeed, succeeding

Correct Answer:schmecken,to taste, tasting
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to taste, tasting

Correct Answer:erzählen,to tell, telling
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to tell, telling

Correct Answer:gefallen,to like, liking
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to like, liking

Correct Answer:danken,to thank, thanking
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to thank, thanking

Q5.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'He trusts her.'
Correct Answer: Er vertraut ihr.
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'He is at the doctor's.'
Correct Answer: Er ist beim Arzt. , Er ist bei dem Arzt.

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