Day 12 - Dative pronouns Flashcards

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indicates to whom or for whom.

Many common set phrases dealing with your feelings use dative pronouns.
The most important being How are you? and I’m sorry.
Many of these phrases use the verb tun (to do), literally saying that something does (adjective) to you.

Ich -> mir
du -> dir
er -> ihm
sie -> ihr
es -> ihm
wir -> uns
ihr -> euch
sie -> ihnen
Sie -> Ihnen

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He gives me flowers.

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Er gibt mir Blumen.

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How are you?

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Wie geht es Ihnen?

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I’m sorry.

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Es tut mir leid.

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That hurts me.

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Das tut mir weh.

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That’s good for me.

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Das tut mir gut.

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I enjoy that.

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Das macht mir Spaß.

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I am cold.

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Mir ist kalt.

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Das Beispiel, die Beispiele…example

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das Land, die Länder…country

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die Welt, die Welten…world

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der Grund, die Gründe…reason

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das Geld, die Gelder…money

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das Ding, die Dinge…tangible thing

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die Sache, die Sachen…thing (tangible or intangible)

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weh’tun…to hurt
tat weh
weh getan

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leid’tun…to be sorry or to cause sorrow
tat leid
leid getan

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18
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Can you give me an example?

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Kannst du MIR ein Beispiel geben?

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The country gives them welfare.

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Das Land gibt IHNEN (them) Sozialhilfe.

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I am showing you the world.

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Ich zeige DIR die Welt.

21
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Shall I give you (formal you) a reason?

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Soll ich IHNEN (to you…formal) einen Grund geben?

22
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Can you all give me some money?

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Könnt ihr MIR etwas Geld geben?

23
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He is giving her that thing.

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Er gibt IHR das Ding.

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I buy many things for you.

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Ich kaufe DIR viele Sachen.

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Du tust mir weh.

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I pity you (lit. you are causing me sorrow).

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Du tust MIR leid.

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Deutsch macht MIR Spaß.

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