Day 14: Die Party: pronouns in all cases & Week 2 review
mich/mir, dich/dir, ihn/ihm · object order · review test
What you learn today
- Use personal pronouns in nominative, accusative and dative
- Put two objects in the right order (Ich gebe es ihm)
- Refer to things with er/ihn/ihm by grammatical gender
- Review all grammar from Days 8–13
Grammar
Personal pronouns in all cases & word order of objects
ich–mich–mir · er–ihn–ihm · pronoun order
Cheat sheet: Week 2
Sentence bracket, cases & prepositions on one page
Vocabulary (24 words)
| German | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| kennen kennt | to know (be familiar with) | Kennst du ihn? Do you know him? |
| kennenlernen er lernt kennen | to get to know, meet | Ich möchte dich kennenlernen. I’d like to get to know you. |
| einladen du lädst ein, er lädt ein | to invite | Ich lade dich ein. I invite you. / It’s on me. |
| vorstellen er stellt vor | to introduce | Ich stelle dir meine Freundin vor. Let me introduce my friend to you. |
| mitbringen er bringt mit | to bring along | |
| leihen leiht | to lend | Kannst du mir dein Fahrrad leihen? Can you lend me your bike? |
| erklären erklärt | to explain | |
| glauben glaubt | to believe, think | |
| lieben liebt | to love | |
| vermissen vermisst | to miss (sb.) | Ich vermisse dich. I miss you. |
| die Party die Partys | party | |
| der Gast die Gäste | guest | |
| das Getränk die Getränke | drink | |
| der Nachbar / die Nachbarin die Nachbarn / die Nachbarinnen | neighbour | |
| der Schlüssel die Schlüssel | key | |
| die Musik | music | |
| laut / leise | loud / quiet | |
| Prost! / Zum Wohl! | Cheers! | |
| Viel Spaß! | Have fun! | |
| bestimmt | certainly, surely | |
| sofort | immediately | |
| schon | already | |
| wirklich | really | |
| eigentlich | actually |
Summary
- ich–mich–mir · du–dich–dir · er–ihn–ihm · sie–sie–ihr · wir–uns–uns · ihr–euch–euch · sie–sie–ihnen · Sie–Sie–Ihnen
- Two nouns: Dat before Akk · Two pronouns: Akk before Dat
- Things are er/sie/es by grammatical gender
- Week 2: separable, modals, nicht, imperative, dative, prepositions
🇩🇪 Culture tip: When you’re invited to a German party, bring something: a bottle of wine, flowers or a dish. When toasting, say „Prost!“ or „Zum Wohl!“ – and look the other person in the eyes, or it’s said to bring seven years of bad luck!
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