| THE SKELETON SENTENCE— Part 2 |
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In German we have the personal pronouns shown in the table below. The most important personal pronouns in the context of this reading course are the third-person pronouns because most texts you'll be dealing with use only these pronouns. |
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Singular
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Plural
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1st
person
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ich
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I
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wir
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we
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2nd
person
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du Sie |
you (familiar) you (formal) |
ihr Sie |
you (familiar) you (formal) |
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3rd
person
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er sie es |
he she it |
sie
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they
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The third-person singular personal pronoun reflects the grammatical, though not necessarily the biological, gender of the noun it replaces. Remember that when you see a third-person feminine or masculine pronoun, it can also refer to an object! |
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Wie
hat der Plan (m) für die Strukturreform funktioniert? |
How
did the plan for the structural reform function? |
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Wo
ist die Bank (f)? |
Where
is the bank? |
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Wie
heißt das Passwort (n) für das Programm? |
What
is the password for the program? |
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