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Kapitel 3 Grammatik. Pronouns take the place of nouns. Without them, we sound like children’s books: “Thomas went to the town. Why did Thomas go there? Thomas…”
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Pronouns take the place of nouns. Without them, we sound like children’s books: “Thomas went to the town. Why did Thomas go there? Thomas…” German pronouns tie to the gender of the noun. English uses “he” for clearly male people, “she” for female people, and “it” for everything else. German is far more grammatical… Pronomen
Pronouns in action er der Mann es das Kind sie die Frau
Pronouns in action der Mann er derTisch das Kind es dasHaus die Frau sie die Cola
Pronouns in action Wie alt istderTisch? EristhundertJahre alt. Wieschmecktdie Cola? Sieschmecktecht toll!
We have already learned about “ein” and “eine”. The German possessives your and my are based on “ein” and “eine” and are known as ein-words. Because they are based on “ein,” they take the same endings. The possessives his and her are also ein-words. Possessives
Possessives in action My dog is named Fritz. MeinHundheisst Fritz. Your cat is old DeineKatzeist alt.
Possessives in action His dog is named Fritz. SeinHundheisst Fritz. Her cat is old IhreKatzeist alt.