Familie: direct object pronouns, singular and plural
Learning outcomes
I can use direct object pronouns to talk about family, famous people and things.
I can recognise and pronounce [r] in two different ways.
Familie: direct object pronouns, singular and plural
Learning outcomes
I can use direct object pronouns to talk about family, famous people and things.
I can recognise and pronounce [r] in two different ways.
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Key learning points
- We use direct object pronouns to replace a noun that is the object or 'receiver' of the verb.
- Direct object pronouns are: mich-me, dich-you, ihn-him, it, sie-she,it, es-it, uns-us, euch-you, Sie-you and sie-them.
- Consonantal [r] makes a rolling sound at the beginning of a word or syllable and after a consonant.
- Vocalic [r] has a gentle ‘ah’ sound after after a long vowel sound, in prefixes -er and -ver, and at the end of words.
Keywords
Consonantal [r] - pronounced with a rolling sound, as in ‘Freund’
Vocalic [r] - pronounced with a gentle ‘ah’ sound, as in ‘Uhr’
Direct object pronoun - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g., me, you, it, them
Common misconception
Subject pronouns 'er' and 'sie' and object pronouns 'ihn' and 'sie' can only refer to people.
Subject pronouns 'er' and 'sie' can mean 'he' and 'she' or they can refer to masculine and feminine nouns, meaning 'it'. The same is true for the object pronouns 'ihn' and 'sie', which can mean 'him' and 'her' but also 'it'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
I
you
he, it
it
one, you, people
she, it
to accept, accepting
to wear, to carry
to drive, to pursue
to know, knowing
to support, supporting
to prepare, preparing
Exit quiz
6 Questions
wheelchair
spectator
stairs, stairway
everywhere
celebrity, headliner
by and large, in general
me
us
him, it
her, it
it
you (formal)