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Reflexive pronouns Flashcards

1
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What are reflexive pronouns?

A

An object pronoun such as myself, yourself, himself, ourselves etc, that points back to the subject

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What are the German reflexive pronouns for

myself

A

mich (acc), mir (dat)

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What are the German reflexive pronouns for

yourself (familiar)

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dich (acc), dir (dat)

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What are the German reflexive pronouns for

himself/herself/itself

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sich (acc), sich (dat)

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What are the German reflexive pronouns for

ourselves

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uns (acc), uns (dat)

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What are the German reflexive pronouns for

yourselves

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euch (acc), euch (dat)

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What are the German reflexive pronouns for

themselves

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sich (acc), sich (dat)

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What are the German reflexive pronouns for

yourself/yourselves (polite)

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sich (acc), sich (dat)

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Translate to German

He shaved

A

Er hat sich rasiert

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Translate to German

You took a bath

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Du hast dich gebadet

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Translate to German

I want to think about it first

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ich will es mir zuerst überlegen

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12
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Translate to German

Please sit down

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Setzen Sie sich bitte

The polite form has no capitals

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Translate to German

Please take some time

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nehmen Sie sich ruhig etwas Zeit

The polite form has no capitals

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Translate to German

I wonder if she will be happy about it

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ich frage mich, ob sie sich darüber freuen wird

The reflexive pronoun comes after the subject in the 2nd clause

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Translate to German

He didn’t have enough money with him

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Er hatte nicht genug Geld bei sich

In German, the reflexive pronoun can sometimes follow a preposition

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Translate to German

Didnt you have enough money on you?

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hatten Sie nicht genug Geld bei sich?

In German, the reflexive pronoun can sometimes follow a preposition

17
Q

Translate to German

I will get some coffee

A

Ich hole mir einen Kaffee

English does not always translate the reflexive pronoun

18
Q

Translate to German

she bought a new jacket

A

sie hat sich eine neue Jacke gekauft

English does not always translate the reflexive pronoun

19
Q

Translate to German

We met (each other) last week

A

Wir sind uns letzte Woche begegnet

German uses a reflexive pronoun, English, each other

20
Q

Translate to German

We already know each other

A

Wir kennen einander schon

Einander can be used instead of a reflexive pronoun

21
Q

Translate to German

They were talking to each other

A

Sie redeten miteinander

The pronoun is joined to einander to form 1 word

22
Q

Translate to German

I haven’t read it myself, but…

A

ich selbst habe es nicht gelesen, aber …

Selbst is usd instead of a reflexive prnoun for emphasis

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