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PnoruouHs
Er/sie/es
ish we general ly refer to th i n gs (such as toble, book, car) only as if . I n German' er (meaning he), sie (meaning she) and es (meaning it) are used to talk about a thing, as well as about a person or an animal. You use er for masculine nouns, |
n
En g
sie
I
forfeminine nouns and
es
+ + + +
Das Kind stand auf The child stood up
Er
ist groB
lt
is large
Sie ist blau lt is blue Es
stand auf
Fernsehen gezeigt.
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For more
information on the Possive,
as well as people or animals. Use sie for masculine, feminine and neuter nouns.
Sebastian?'-
'Where are Michael and Sebastian?''They're in the garden.'
'Hast du die Karten gekauft?'- 'Did you buy the tickets?''Nein, sie waren ausverkauft.' 'No, they were sold out.'
'NimmstdudieHundemit?''Nein, die Nachbarin passt
auf
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For more
informotion on Verbs,
see
Key
y'
$o.
pages gi,4s2.
y'
y'
looking afterthem.'
Man
This is often used in German in the same way as we use you in English to mean people in general. How do you spell that?
Wie schreibt man das? Man kann nie wissen, Man can also mean they used in Man sagt, dass das Wetter schlecht ist.
You never know. a vague
way.
immer
Forfurther explanation ofgrammatical terms, please
They say the weather is always bad.
see pages x-xiv.
points
The German subject pronouns are: ich, du, er, sie, es, Sie and man in the singulat and wir, ihr, sie and Sie in the plural.
rosay youin Cerman, use du ifyou aretalking to one person you know well or to someone younger than you; use lhr if you are talking to more than one person you know well and use Sle ifyou are talking to one or more people you do not knowwell. er/sie/es (masculine,/feminine/neuter singular) and sie (masculine to refer to things, as well as to
or feminine or neuter plural) are used people or animals.
y'
Uancan mean you,
they
or people in general. lt
of a passive construction.
)
poge
Theform oftheverb you use with man is the same as the er/sie/esform.
Areyoutakingthedogswithyou?''No, the next-door neighbour is
sie auf.'
F
see
He,/she Stood uP
[f ruote tnat Engl ish speakers often make the m istake of cal li ng al I objects es. ) The sutrject pronoun sie (meaning they) is used in the plural to talk about things,
ll_l
It's already been shown a lot onTV.
Man hat das schon oft im
for neuter nouns.
DerTisch ist groR The table is large DieJacke ist blau The jacket is blue
'Wo sind Michael und 'Sie sind im Garten.'
rq Man is often used to avoid a Dassive construction in Cerman.
is
often used instead