GrammarA2· Geben & Helfen
Personalpronomen im Akkusativ und Dativ
Personal pronouns in the accusative and dative
Kartoffel · your teacher
Hi! Let's look at this one together — step by step, no rush.
From what you know
den MannbecomesIch gebe dem Mann einen Kaffee.6 parts · about 5 min
1What & when
In one line
In one linemich for most objects. mir for the receiver, and with verbs like helfen.
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Before
Er sieht mich.
Watch the sentence change …
helfen always takes the : mich becomes mir.
„Er hilft mir.“ — He's helping me.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
Personal are the short words for people and things: . When ich is not the , German has two words for 'me'. mich is the : the person the action is done to. mir is the : usually the person who gets something. Most other pronouns split the same way: dich or dir, ihn or ihm.
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
Geben & HelfenWith your neighbours you need both forms all the time. Think of a key for the holidays, a ladder to borrow or a parcel to pick up. You ask for help, give or lend things, call people and say what you like:
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