den 6. April

Liebe Studenten und Studentinnen!

Unten ist die Hausaufgabe für den 13. April.


1. Reflexive Verben Üben

2. Reflexive Verben Practice 

3. Dativ or Akk

4. Write a story using reflexive Verben (10 sentences)

Bellow is some information to review the reflexive verbs topic. 

A reflexive verb is a verb that has an object which is the same as the subject of the verb ==> the action of the reflexive verb is something one is doing to or for oneself.  Some verbs are always reflexive, others are not.  This is discussed in more detailbelow.  Click here for some examples.

http://youtu.be/4sjvcyz7ZSs

A List of Common Reflexive Verbs

Deutsch	Englisch	Significantly different meanings of the verb when not used reflexively
sich (+Akk) baden	to take a bath
sich (+Akk) duschen	to shower
sich (+Akk/+Dat) waschen, du wäschst,wusch, hat gewaschen	to wash (oneself)
sich (+Akk/+Dat) kämmen	to comb oneself
sich (+Akk/+Dat) rasieren	to shave
sich (+Akk/+Dat) an•ziehen, zog an, hat angezogen	to get dressed
sich (+Akk) beeilen	to hurry
sich (+Akk) verfahren, verfuhr, hat verfahren	to lose one's way (by car)
sich (+Akk) verlaufen, verlief, hat verlaufen	to lose one's way (on foot)
sich (+Akk) verspäten	to be late
sich (+Akk) aus•ruhen	to rest
sich (+Akk) setzen	to sit down
sich (+Akk) hin•legen	to lie down	to put something down
sich (+Dat) etwas merken	to commit something to memory
sich (+Dat) etwas überlegen	to think something over
sich (+Akk) (gut/schlecht) fühlen	to feel well/ill etc.	to sense (physically or mentally)
sich (+Akk) erkälten	to catch a cold
sich (+Dat) etwas brechen	to break something (arm, leg)	to break (something); to vomit
sich (+Akk) erholen	to recover
sich (+Akk) amüsieren	to have a good time, enjoy oneself	to amuse someone
sich (+Akk) langweilen	to be bored
sich (+Dat) etwas an•sehen, du siehst an, sah an, hat angesehen	to take a look at something
sich (+Dat) etwas ein•bilden	to (falsely) imagine/think something
sich (+Dat) etwas vor•stellen	to imagine something (in the sense of picturing it)
sich (+Akk) benehmen, benahm, hat benommen	to behave (well, badly, oddly)
sich (+Akk) entschuldigen	to apologize	to excuse (someone/something)
sich (+Akk) vor•stellen	to introduce oneself
sich (+Akk) erinnern an (acc.)	to remember	to remind
sich (+Akk) freuen auf (acc.)	to look forward to
sich (+Akk) freuen über (acc.)	to be glad about
sich (+Akk) gewöhnen an (acc.)	to get used to
sich (+Akk) interessieren für	to be interested in
sich (+Akk) kümmern um	to look after, to bother about
sich (+Akk) sehnen nach	to long for
sich (+Akk) Sorgen machen um	to be worried about
sich (+Akk) verlieben in (acc.)	to fall in love with

Accusative vs Dative Reflexive Pronouns

Normally the reflexive pronoun will be accusative.  If the verb already has an accusative object, however, then the reflexive pronoun will be dative.  Note that you will only notice this difference in the ich- and du-forms, since for all the other persons, the accusative and dative reflexive pronouns are identical.
 

Ich wasche mich. [no object other than the reflexive object]	I'm washing myself.
Ich wasche mir das Gesicht. [here, the verb already has an accusative object: "das Gesicht," the specific part of my body that needs washing because it's covered in disgusting filth and I have a big date tonight, though no amount of washing is going to remove the huge, throbbing, excruciatingly painful, greenish zit [der Pickel] on the tip of my nose.  Consequently, my face, which is being washed, is accusative, and I'm the beneficiary/recipient of this action ==> dative]	I'm washing my face.
Ich habe mir beim Skifahren auf dem Großglockner den Arm gebrochen. [here, the arm is the specific part of my body that I broke, so again it's accusative and I'm the "beneficiary"/recipient of this action ==> dative]	I broke my arm while skiiing on the Großglockner.
Kauf dir ein Bonbon! [Here, the accusative object is "das Bonbon"; you're the beneficiary/recipient when you buy it ==> dative]	Buy yourself some candy!