KS4 · German · Year 10
Familie: direct object pronouns, singular and plural
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I can use direct object pronouns to talk about family, famous people and things.
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I can use direct object pronouns to talk about family, famous people and things.
Key learning points
- We use direct object pronouns to replace a noun that is the object or 'receiver' of the verb.
- Direct object pronouns are: mich-me, dich-you, ihn-him, it, sie-she,it, es-it, uns-us, euch-you, Sie-you and sie-them.
- Consonantal [r] makes a rolling sound at the beginning of a word or syllable and after a consonant.
- Vocalic [r] has a gentle ‘ah’ sound after after a long vowel sound, in prefixes -er and -ver, and at the end of words.
Words to know
- consonantal [r]
- pronounced with a rolling sound, as in ‘Freund’
- vocalic [r]
- pronounced with a gentle ‘ah’ sound, as in ‘Uhr’
- direct object pronoun
- replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g., me, you, it, them
Common mistakes
Subject pronouns 'er' and 'sie' and object pronouns 'ihn' and 'sie' can only refer to people.
Subject pronouns 'er' and 'sie' can mean 'he' and 'she' or they can refer to masculine and feminine nouns, meaning 'it'. The same is true for the object pronouns 'ihn' and 'sie', which can mean 'him' and 'her' but also 'it'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Plural object pronouns, along with 'Sie' and 'einen' are Higher grammar. Teachers of Foundation classes might wish to concentrate on 'mich', 'dich', 'ihn', 'sie' and 'es'.