Reflexive pronouns Flashcards
What are reflexive pronouns?
An object pronoun such as myself, yourself, himself, ourselves etc, that points back to the subject
What are the German reflexive pronouns for
myself
- mich (acc)
- mir (dat)
What are the German reflexive pronouns for
yourself (familiar)
- dich (acc)
- dir (dat)
What are the German reflexive pronouns for
himself/herself/itself
- sich (acc)
- sich (dat)
What are the German reflexive pronouns for
ourselves
- uns (acc)
- uns (dat)
What are the German reflexive pronouns for
yourselves
- euch (acc)
- euch (dat)
What are the German reflexive pronouns for
themselves
- sich (acc)
- sich (dat)
What are the German reflexive pronouns for
yourself/yourselves (polite)
- sich (acc)
- sich (dat)
The reflexive prnoun for SIe does not start with a capital
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He shaved
Er hat sich rasiert
Reflexive verbs take haben as the auxilliary
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You took a bath
Du hast dich gebadet
Reflexive verbs take haben as the auxilliary
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I want to think about it first
Ich will es mir zuerst überlegen
Here the dative pronoun mir is used
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Please sit down
Setzen Sie sich bitte
The polite form used with Sie has no capitals
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Please take some time
Nehmen Sie sich ruhig etwas Zeit
The polite form used with Sie has no capitals
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I wonder if she will be happy about it
Ich frage mich, ob sie sich darüber freuen wird
The reflexive pronoun comes after the subject in the 2nd clause
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He didn’t have enough money with him
Er hatte nicht genug Geld bei sich
In German, the reflexive pronoun can sometimes follow a preposition
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Didnt you have enough money on you?
Hatten Sie nicht genug Geld bei sich?
In German, the reflexive pronoun can sometimes follow a preposition
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I will get some coffee
Ich hole mir einen Kaffee
English does not always translate the reflexive pronoun
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She bought a new jacket
Sie hat sich eine neue Jacke gekauft
English does not always translate the reflexive pronoun
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We met (each other) last week
Wir sind uns letzte Woche begegnet
German uses a reflexive pronoun, English, each other
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We already know each other
Wir kennen einander schon
Einander can be used instead of a reflexive pronoun
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They were talking to each other
Sie redeten miteinander
The pronoun is joined to einander to form 1 word
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I haven’t read it myself, but…
Ich selbst habe es nicht gelesen, aber …
Selbst is usd instead of a reflexive pronoun for emphasis
