Denken Jugendliche heute global? Accusative and dative reflexive verbs
I can use accusative and dative reflexive verbs, including reciprocal forms, to understand and talk about how young people engage with global issues.
Denken Jugendliche heute global? Accusative and dative reflexive verbs
I can use accusative and dative reflexive verbs, including reciprocal forms, to understand and talk about how young people engage with global issues.
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Key learning points
- We usually use accusative reflexive pronouns with reflexive verbs: 'mich', 'dich', 'sich', 'uns', 'euch', 'sich'.
- Some verbs are used with dative reflexive pronouns. 'Mir' and 'dir' are used instead of 'mich' and 'dich'.
- In two-verb structures, such as with modal verbs, the reflexive pronoun comes directly after the first verb.
- In sentences with two pronouns, the object pronoun comes before the dative reflexive pronoun.
- If the action of the verb is two-way, plural reflexive pronouns can mean ‘each other’. This is called reciprocal use.
Keywords
Reflexive pronoun - used to indicate doing something to yourself, words like ‘myself’ and ‘yourself’
Reciprocal - describes an action that is two-way or mutual
Dative - case used for the indirect object in a sentence and after a dative verb or preposition
Common misconception
If we see a reflexive pronoun, e.g., 'uns' or 'sich', this always means that the subject (doer) and object (receiver) of the verb are the same.
Some plural reflexive verbs are reciprocal, meaning the action of the verb is done 'to each other' rather than 'to oneself'. The word 'gegenseitig' can be used to emphasise reciprocal use. Otherwise, use context to work out which meaning is intended.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
to choose, select
to expect, expecting
to fear, be afraid of
to feel, feeling
to answer, answering
to have in mind, be planning, intend
politics
relationship
war
future
world
attempt, experiment
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
mich
dich
sich
uns
euch