Personal Pronouns : indirect object pronouns Flashcards
What are Indirect Object pronouns
a word used instead of a noun to show who the action benefits
He gave me a book
What is the German indirect object pronoun for
to/for me
mir
What is the German indirect object pronoun for
to/for you (familiar, 1 person)
dir
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He gave me that as a present
Er hat mir das geschenk
What is the German indirect object pronoun for
to/for him/it
ihm
What is the German indirect object pronoun for
to/for her/it
ihr
What is the German indirect object pronoun for
to/for it/him/her
ihm
What is the German indirect object pronoun for
to/for us
uns
What is the German indirect object pronoun for
to/for you (familiar, plural)
euch
What is the German indirect object pronoun for
to/for them
ihnen
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They told them a great story
Sie haben ihnen eine tolle Geschichte erzählt
What is the German indirect object pronoun for
to/for you (polite)
Ihnen
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she teaches me to swim
sie bringt mir das Schwimmen bei
The indirect object usually comes after the verb in simple tenses
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she gave it to him
sie hat es ihm gegeben
The indirect object usually comes after the aux verb in compound tenses
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I would like to tell you something
ich will dir etwas sagen
The indir object usually comes after the modal verb in compound tenses
