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PERSONAL PRONOUNS. Pronoun chart. When to use. You always need pronouns! Use the ACCUSATIVE case when the pronoun/noun functions as the DIRECT OBJECT ! Use the NOMINATIVE case when the noun/pronoun functions as the subject. Example Sentances.
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When to use • You always need pronouns! • Use the ACCUSATIVE case when the pronoun/noun functions as the DIRECT OBJECT! • Use the NOMINATIVE case when the noun/pronoun functions as the subject
Example Sentances • IchhabeeinenBleistift. Ich bring ___?___mit.
Which pronoun to choose??? • IchhabeeinenBleistift. Ich bring ___?___mit. • What kind of verb is Bleistift? (Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter) • DerBleistift --- MASCULINE! • So which pronoun do you choose? • And also determine if it is nominative or accusative • It is in the direct object!
Example Sentances • IchhabeeinenBleistift. Ich bring ihnmit. • Because Bleistift is masculine and is in the direct object!
Example Sentances • Ichkenne _____ nicht. • (you- talking to another student) hint- not formal
Which pronoun to choose??? • Ichkenne _____ nicht. • On this one YOU are talking to a fellow student • So which pronoun do you choose? • And also determine if it is nominative or accusative • It is in the direct object!
Example Sentances • Ichkennedichnicht. • Because you are talking to a fellow student “I don’t know you” and it is in the direct object.
Example Sentances • Mein Vaterheisst Herr Winzer. _____ ist Lehrer. Kennst du _____?
Which pronoun to choose??? • Mein Vaterheisst Herr Winzer. _____ist Lehrer. Kennst du _____? • On this one YOU are talking about your own father • So which pronoun do you choose? • And also determine if it is nominative or accusative • Make sure to check for direct objects!
Example Sentances • Mein Vaterheisst Herr Winzer. Erist Lehrer. Kennst du ihn? • Because the first one is not in the direct object and the second one is
Example Sentances • Ichhabeeine CD. ____ist total cool!
Which pronoun to choose??? • Ichhabeeine CD. ____ist total cool! • What kind of verb is CD? (masculine, Feminine, or Neuter) • Die CD --- FEMININE! • So which pronoun do you choose? • And also determine if it is nominative or accusative • Make sure to check for direct objects!
Example Sentances • Ichhabeeine CD. Sieist total cool! • This “sie” is the “she” form not the “they” or “you formal” form • “They” looks identical to the “she” form but “you formal” has a CAPITAL “S”