Reflexive Review

Reflexive Review

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

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

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.

Multiple Choice

4. What does the reflexive pronoun sich mean in English?

• our

• your

• I don't know

• oneself

Multiple Choice

6. A reflexive pronoun refers to a person who is both the

• verb and object

• subject and verb

• subject and pronoun

• subject and object

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

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

sich kämmen

Ich kämme mich um acht Uhr.

Du kämmst dich um halb neun.

Wann kämmst du dich?

Multiple Choice

10. Translate the sentence:

I bathe myself at 6 am.

• Ich bade um 6 Uhr.

• Ich bade mich um 6 Uhr.

• Mich bade um 6 Uhr.

• Mich bade ich um 6 Uhr.

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)

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.

Multiple Choice

13. Translate the sentence:

I wash myself

• Ich wasche mich.

• Ich wasche mir.

• Mir wasche ich.

• Mich wasche ich.

Multiple Choice

14. Translate the sentence:

I comb myself.

• Du kämmst dich.

• Ich kämme mich.

• Mich kämme.

• Mich kämme ich.