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Reflexive

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Reflexive

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In German, reflexive verbs are usually identified by the reflexive pronoun sich.

sich means oneself in English and will come before the infinitive verb

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The reflexive pronoun refers to a person who is both the subject and the object of the sentence.

When the reflexive pronoun is used as a direct object it appears in the accusative case.

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Multiple Choice

What does the reflexive pronoun sich mean in English?

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our

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your

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I don't know

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oneself

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Multiple Choice

A reflexive pronoun refers to a person who is both the

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verb and object

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subject and verb

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subject and pronoun

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subject and object

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The accusative reflexive pronouns are:

  • mich - myself ich kämme mich

  • dich- yourself du kämmst dich

  • sich- himself, herself, itself er/sie/es kämmt sich

  • uns- ourselves wir kämmen uns

  • euch- yourselves ihr kämmt euch

  • sich- yourselves Sie kämmen sich

  • sich- themselves sie kämmen sich

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Contrary to English, many verbs in German are always used with the reflexive pronoun and are therefore called "reflexive pronouns".

Ex.

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sich aufstehen

Sie steht sich um 6 Uhr auf.

Ich stehe mich um 5 Uhr auf.


Um wie viel Uhr stehst du dich auf?

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Multiple Choice

Translate the sentence:


I bathe myself at 6 am.

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Ich bade um 6 Uhr.

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Ich bade mich um 6 Uhr

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Mich bade um 6 Uhr

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Mich bade ich um 6 Uhr

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When using reflexive verbs...

  • the verb is always conjugated to the subject pronoun

  • the reflexive pronoun follows the verb

  • if you are not being specific use the accusative (Ex. I shower- ich dusche mich)

  • if you are being specific use dative (Ex. I wash my hair- ich dusche mir die Haare)

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Dative reflexives

The reflexive pronoun appears in the dative case when it functions as a direct object.

ich- mir

du - dir


Ex. I comb my hair (Ich kämme mir die Haare).


All the other pronouns stay the same.

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Multiple Choice

Translate the sentence:


I was myself

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Ich wasche mich

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Ich wasche mir

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Mir wasche ich

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Mich wasche ich

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Multiple Choice

Translate the sentence:


I comb myself.

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Du kämmst dich

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Ich kämme mich

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Mich kämme

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Mich kämme ich

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Multiple Choice

Translate the sentence:


I comb myself.

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Du kämmst dich

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Ich kämme mich

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Mich kämme

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Mich kämme ich

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