Reflexivverben

Front

“Reflexive” just means that the pronoun refers back to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the sentence.

Back

subject

Front

Ich wasche das Auto. I’m washing the car. this is...

Back

not reflexive

Front

Ich wasche mich. I’m washing myself. this is...

Back

reflexive

Front

You can tell reflexive verbs because when they are listed or not conjugated are always shown with a "_ _ _ _" - which is the most common reflexive pronoun in German.

Back

sich

Front

Reflexive verbs are either akkusativ (direct objects) or dativ (indirect objects) but it only affects which pronouns?

Back

ich & du

Front

To determine whether a reflexive pronoun is akkusativ or dativ, I need to look to see if, (besides the subject and reflexive verb), there is another noun - like hand.

Back

another noun - like hand

Front

Ich ziehe mich an.
mich is...

Back

akkusativ - direct object

Front

Ich ziehe mir einen Mantel an.
mir is...

Back

dativ - indirect object

Front

match the noun with the correct reflexive pronoun
ich - (akkusativ)

Back

mich

Front

match the noun with the correct reflexive pronoun
ich - (dativ)

Back

mir