Opinions: verbs with indirect objects
I can understand likes and dislikes and other opinions using verbs with direct and indirect objects.
Opinions: verbs with indirect objects
I can understand likes and dislikes and other opinions using verbs with direct and indirect objects.
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Key learning points
- Combining previously taught and new words in new contexts strengthens vocabulary knowledge.
- Indirect objects are people or things that the verb action is done 'to' or 'for', e.g., 'the book belongs to the pupil'.
- Indirect object pronouns replace indirect objects that we don't need to repeat, e.g., 'the book belongs to him/her'.
- Verbs that are always used with indirect object pronouns are called dative verbs.
- Some dative verbs translate differently into English - 'das Buch gefällt mir' - the book pleases me > I like the book.
Keywords
Indirect object pronoun (IOP) - replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you
Dative verb - verb that is used with an indirect object (pronoun)
Common misconception
There is one verb meaning 'to like' in German, and that is 'mögen'.
'Mögen' is 'to like', e.g., 'ich mag Mathe' ('I like maths'). However, 'gefallen' is another verb for expressing 'liking'. Its literal meaning is 'to please', so it's used with an indirect object, e.g., 'Mathe gefällt mir' - 'I like maths'.
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eye
hair(s)
mouth
nose
pupil
telephone
similar
wide, broad
thin
small
slow
fast