Junge Pflegende: accusative and dative reflexive pronouns, 'welch-'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use accusative and dative reflexive verbs to talk about caring for myself and others.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Most reflexive verbs use accusative reflexive pronouns: 'mich', 'dich', 'sich', 'uns', 'euch', 'sich'.
- If sentences already have an accusative object, the reflexive pronoun must be in the dative.
- The dative reflexive pronouns are 'mir', 'dir', 'sich', 'uns', 'euch', 'sich'.
- 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'.
Teacher tip
Dative reflexive pronouns, covered in Learning Cycle 2, are Higher-only grammar.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the comparatives and superlatives to their English meanings.
(the) best
(the) highest
(the) most preferred, most preferably
(the) most
(the) next, nearest
higher
Q2.Match the adjectives and adverbs to their English meanings.
quiet, soft, quietly, softly
further
worthy, worthy of
different, diverse
international, internationally
safe, secure, certain, certainly
Q3.Match the subject pronouns to their accusative reflexive pronouns.
mich
dich
sich
uns
euch
Q4.Translate the following sentence into German: 'I get dressed.'
Q5.Which of these verbs could be reciprocal actions?
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'They apologise to each other.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the reflexive verbs to their English translations.
to apologise, apologising
to place oneself, stand
to get dressed, getting dressed
to put on (+ noun), putting on
to complain, complaining
to imagine, imagining
Q2.Which verb could be used to fill in the gap in the following sentence? 'Ich für die Geschichte.'
Q3.Match the subject pronouns to their dative reflexive pronouns.
mir
dir
sich
uns
euch
Q4.Translate the following sentence into German: 'I put on a skirt.'
Q5.What case is 'welch-' in the following sentence? 'Welche Hauptstadt besuchst du?'
Q6.Translate the following sentence into German: 'Which country does she come from?'
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