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Junge Pflegende: accusative and dative reflexive pronouns, 'welch-'

I can use accusative and dative reflexive verbs to talk about caring for myself and others.

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Junge Pflegende: accusative and dative reflexive pronouns, 'welch-'

I can use accusative and dative reflexive verbs to talk about caring for myself and others.

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Key learning points

  1. Most reflexive verbs use accusative reflexive pronouns: 'mich', 'dich', 'sich', 'uns', 'euch', 'sich'.
  2. If sentences already have an accusative object, the reflexive pronoun must be in the dative.
  3. The dative reflexive pronouns are 'mir', 'dir', 'sich', 'uns', 'euch', 'sich'.
  4. The ending of 'welch-' depends on the gender and case of the noun that follows. It follows the same pattern as 'dies-'.

Keywords

  • Reflexive pronoun - used to indicate doing something to yourself, words like ‘myself’ and ‘yourself’

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

  • Welch- - determiner meaning ‘which’ that changes according to gender and case

Common misconception

We always use accusative reflexive pronouns ('mich', 'dich', etc.) with reflexive verbs.

If there is already an accusative object in the sentence, we use dative reflexive pronouns ('mir', 'dir', etc.) instead, e.g., 'Ich wasche mir die Hände'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the comparatives and superlatives to their English meanings.
Correct Answer:am besten,(the) best
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(the) best

Correct Answer:am höchsten,(the) highest
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(the) highest

Correct Answer:am liebsten,(the) most preferred, most preferably
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(the) most preferred, most preferably

Correct Answer:am meisten,(the) most
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(the) most

Correct Answer:am nächsten,(the) next, nearest
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(the) next, nearest

Correct Answer:höher,higher
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higher

Q2.
Match the adjectives and adverbs to their English meanings.
Correct Answer:leise,quiet, soft, quietly, softly
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quiet, soft, quietly, softly

Correct Answer:weiter,further
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further

Correct Answer:wert,worthy, worthy of
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worthy, worthy of

Correct Answer:verschieden,different, diverse
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different, diverse

Correct Answer:international,international, internationally
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international, internationally

Correct Answer:sicher,safe, secure, certain, certainly
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safe, secure, certain, certainly

Q3.
Match the subject pronouns to their accusative reflexive pronouns.
Correct Answer:ich,mich
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mich

Correct Answer:du,dich
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dich

Correct Answer:er, sie, es,sich
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sich

Correct Answer:wir,uns
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uns

Correct Answer:ihr,euch
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euch

Q4.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'I get dressed.'
Correct Answer: Ich ziehe mich an.
Q5.
Which of these verbs could be reciprocal actions?
Ich entscheide mich für dieses Buch.
Correct answer: Wir entschuldigen uns.
Correct answer: Sie streiten sich.
Correct answer: Wir unterhalten uns.
Interessierst du dich für Geschichte?
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'They apologise to each other.'
Correct Answer: Sie entschuldigen sich.

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the reflexive verbs to their English translations.
Correct Answer:sich entschuldigen,to apologise, apologising
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to apologise, apologising

Correct Answer:sich stellen,to place oneself, stand
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to place oneself, stand

Correct Answer:sich anziehen,to get dressed, getting dressed
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to get dressed, getting dressed

Correct Answer:sich (dative + noun) anziehen,to put on (+ noun), putting on
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to put on (+ noun), putting on

Correct Answer:sich beschweren,to complain, complaining
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to complain, complaining

Correct Answer:sich (dative) denken,to imagine, imagining
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to imagine, imagining

Q2.
Which verb could be used to fill in the gap in the following sentence? 'Ich für die Geschichte.'
frage mich
Correct answer: interessiere mich
nenne
entschuldige
unterhalte mich
Q3.
Match the subject pronouns to their dative reflexive pronouns.
Correct Answer:ich,mir
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mir

Correct Answer:du,dir
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dir

Correct Answer:er, sie, es,sich
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sich

Correct Answer:wir,uns
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uns

Correct Answer:ihr,euch
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euch

Q4.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'I put on a skirt.'
Correct Answer: Ich ziehe mir einen Rock an.
Q5.
What case is 'welch-' in the following sentence? 'Welche Hauptstadt besuchst du?'
nominative
Correct answer: accusative
dative
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'Which country does she come from?'
Correct Answer: Aus welchem Land kommt sie?

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