Day 53 - relative pronoun WAS Flashcards

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There is one more relative pronoun: WAS.
WAS is the relative pronoun for ALLES (everything), ETWAS (something), and NICHTS (nothing).

Study the following examples:
I love everything that I do. Ich liebe ALLES, WAS ich mache.
I need something that everyone needs. Ich brauche ETWAS, WAS jeder braucht.
I have nothing that is expensive. Ich habe NICHTS, WAS teuer ist.

Day 53 Grammar Card 1.
Relative pronoun was…Used with alles, etwas, nichts.

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  1. ETWAS…something / anything etwas
  2. EMPFEHLEN…to recommend empfehlen (empfiehlt) |empfahl, empfohlen|
  3. AN.GREIFEN…to grab an’greifen |griff an, angegriffen|
  4. HOLEN…to fetch / go and get holen
  5. HEBEN…to lift heben |hob, gehoben|
  6. RATEN ZU…to advise raten zu (rät) |riet, geraten|
  7. VERSPRECHEN…to promise versprechen (verspricht) |versprach, versprochen|
  8. VERGESSEN…to forget vergessen (vergisst) |vergaß, vergessen|
  9. HOFFEN AUF…to hope for hoffen auf
  10. SCHERZEN…to joke scherzen
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  1. I need something that everyone needs.
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Ich brauche etwas, was jeder braucht. was [jeder Mann]

jeder=subject
jeden=acc.
jedem=dat.

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  1. I recommend nothing that is dangerous.
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Ich empfehle nichts, was gefährlich ist.

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  1. He grabs everything that he loves.
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Er greift alles an, was er liebt.

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  1. I am getting something, that is important.
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Ich hole etwas, was wichtig ist.

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  1. They lift nothing that is heavy.
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Sie heben nichts, was schwer ist.

schwer= heavy
schwerig=difficult

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  1. We advice nothing, that is illegal.
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Wir raten zu nichts, was illegal ist.

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  1. I promise nothing that is impossible.
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Ich verspreche nichts, was unmöglich ist.

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  1. She forgets everything that is important.
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Sie vergisst alles, was wichtig ist.

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  1. I hope for something, that is impossible.
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Ich hoffe auf etwas, was unmöglich ist.

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  1. He jokes about nothing that is complex.
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Er scherzt über nichts, was schwierig ist.

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