Berufserfahrung: 'Sie', 'Ihnen', interrogatives 'wer', 'wen', 'wem'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use 'Sie' and 'Ihnen' to address other people politely in the context of enquiring about work experience.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Sie' is the polite way of saying 'you' and is a subject pronoun.
- The direct object pronoun for 'Sie' is also 'Sie'. The indirect object pronoun is 'Ihnen'.
- The interrogative pronoun 'wer' becomes 'wen' in the accusative.
- The interrogative pronoun 'wer' becomes 'wem' in the dative.
Keywords
Wer, wen, wem - question word meaning ‘who’ or ‘whom’ which changes according to case
Object pronoun - word which replaces the object of a verb; it is the accusative for a direct object, e.g., ‘Sie’ (you formal) or dative for an indirect object, e.g., 'Ihnen'
Common misconception
Use 'wer' in German whenever you want to say 'who'.
There are 3 different forms of 'who' in German, which should be used correctly to match the case required in each sentence. There are different forms in English (who, whom), but we don't often use 'whom'. The rules in German are stricter.
Teacher tip
Encourage pupils to have simple example questions on hand to demonstrate 'wer', 'wen' and 'wem'. And to build confidence with 'Sie' and 'Ihnen', encourage students to convert simple sentences from informal to formal, e.g., 'ich danke dir' - 'ich danke Ihnen', 'du erzählst mir' - 'Sie erzählen mir'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
poor
nice
correct, right
only, single
huge, great, tremendous
mutual, each other
Q2.What gender and number is the noun 'Berufserfahrung'?
Q3.Match the German and English.
to be busy with, to deal with
to complain, complaining
to imagine, to think to oneself
to behave, act
to ask oneself, to wonder
to get dressed
Q4.Match the subject pronouns to their direct object (accusative) pronouns.
mich
dich
ihn
uns
euch
sie
Q5.Which of these are indirect object pronouns?
Q6.Put the words below in the correct order to complete the following sentence: 'Ich schicke __________ (her) die Fotos, aber ich frage __________ (her), was sie mit __________ (them) machen will.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
area
company, society
impression
role
offer
Q2.'Jeden Tag sehen Sie sie.' Choose the correct translations.
Q3.Match the words for 'who' to the correct cases.
nominative
accusative
dative
Q4.Fill in the gap in the following sentence using the correct form of 'who': 'Mit arbeiten Sie gern?'
Q5.In which of these sentences would you use 'Ihnen'?
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'Who can I ask?'
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