Grammatik des Lebens - A1 - Personalpronomen im Alltag: du oder Sie?
Grammar of Life - A1 - Personal pronoun - address "du" or "Sie"
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Wenn
when
man
one
Personen
persons
anspricht
addresses
,
unterscheidet
differentiates
man
one
zwischen
between
"
du
you
"
,
"
Sie
you
"
und
and
"
ihr
you
"
.
When addressing people, one differentiates between "du", "Sie" and "ihr".
Die
the
formelle
formal
Anrede
salutation
"
Sie
you
"
verwendet
uses
man
one
bei
for
Personen
persons
,
die
that
man
one
nicht
not
kennt
knows
.
The formal salutation "Sie" is used for people you do not know.
Fremde
strangers
oder
or
unbekannte
unfamiliar
Menschen
people
spricht
speaks
man
one
mit
with
"
Sie
you
"
an
on
.
Strangers or unfamiliar people are addressed as "Sie".
Auch
also
Vorgesetzte
supervisors
,
Lehrer
teachers
oder
or
Arbeitskollegen
colleagues
spricht
speaks
man
one
mit
with
"
Sie
you
"
an
on
.
Supervisors, teachers or work colleagues are also referred to as "Sie".
Herr
Mister
Schuster
Schuster
,
darf
may
ich
I
Sie
you
heute
today
zum
to the
Essen
dinner
einladen
invite
?
Mr. Schuster, may I invite you to dinner today?
Die
the
formelle
formal
Anrede
salutation
"
Sie
you
"
ist
is
in
in
Singular
singular
und
and
Plural
plural
gleich
same
.
The formal salutation "Sie" is the same in singular and plural.
Liebe
dear
Besucher
visitors
,
kommen
come
Sie
you
herein
in
und
and
bewundern
admire
Sie
you
die
the
Ausstellung
exhibition
.
Dear visitors, come in and admire the exhibition.
Die
the
informelle
informal
Anrede
salutation
lautet
is
im
in the
Singular
singular
"
du
you
"
und
and
im
in the
Plural
plural
"
ihr
you
"
.
The informal form of address is "you" in the singular and "you" in the plural.
"
du
you
"
und
and
"
ihr
you
"
verwendet
uses
man
one
zum
for the
Beispiel
example
in
in
der
the
Familie
family
und
and
der
the
Verwandtschaft
kin
.
"du" and "ihr" are used, for example, in families and relatives.
Jugendliche
adolescents
und
and
junge
young
Erwachsene
adults
sprechen
speak
sich
them
mit
with
"
du
you
"
und
and
"
ihr
you
"
an
on
.
Adolescents and young adults address each other with "du" and "ihr".
Kinder
children
spricht
speaks
man
one
ebenfalls
also
mit
with
"
du
you
"
oder
or
"
ihr
you
"
an
on
.
Children are also addressed as "du" or "ihr".
Auch
also
im
in the
Sportverein
sports club
verwendet
uses
man
one
oft
often
"
du
you
"
und
and
"
ihr
you
"
als
as
Anrede
salutation
.
In sports clubs, too, "du" and "ihr" are often used as salutations.
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Grammar of Life - A1 - Personal pronoun - address "du" or "Sie"
