Grammatik des Lebens - A1 - Personalpronomen im Alltag: du, ihr oder Sie?
Grammar of Life - A1 - Personal pronouns - formal or informal - "du", "ihr" and "Sie".
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Wenn
if
man
one
jemanden
someone
anspricht
addresses
unterscheidet
differentiates
man
one
zwischen
between
"
du
you
"
,
"
ihr
you
"
und
and
"
Sie
you
"
.
When addressing someone, a distinction is made between "du", "ihr" and "Sie".
Die
the
informelle
informal
Anrede
salutation
lautet
is
in
in
der
the
Einzahl
singular
"
du
you
"
,
in
in
der
the
Mehrzahl
plural
"
ihr
you
"
.
The informal form of address is "du" in the singular and "ihr" in the plural.
Kevin
Kevin
,
kannst
can
du
you
mir
me
helfen
help
?
-
Ich
I
helfe
help
dir
you
gerne
willingly
.
Kevin can you help me - I'll be happy to help you.
Liebe
dear
Schülerinnen
female pupils
und
and
Schüler
pupils
,
ihr
you
müsst
have
die
the
Aufgaben
tasks
gleich
instantly
erledigen
to do
.
Dear students, you have to do the tasks right away.
Daniela
Daniela
,
wo
where
bist
are
du
you
?
-
Ich
I
bin
am
im
in the
Garten
garden
.
Daniela, where are you? - I'm in the garden.
Leo
Leo
und
and
Anke
Anke
,
geht
go
ihr
you
heute
today
in
in
die
the
Schule
school
?
-
Nein
no
,
wir
we
haben
have
heute
today
frei
free
.
Leo and Anke, are you going to school today? - No, it's free today.
Die
the
formelle
formal
Anrede
salutation
lautet
is
in
in
der
the
Einzahl
singular
und
and
Mehrzahl
plural
"
Sie
you
"
.
The formal salutation is "Sie" in the singular and plural.
Frau
Mrs.
Meier
Meier
,
was
what
machen
make
Sie
you
?
-
Ich
I
schreibe
write
eine
an
E-Mail
email
.
Mrs. Meier, what are you doing? - I am writing an email.
Herr
Mr.
Schmidt
Schmidt
,
wo
where
sind
are
Sie
you
?
-
Ich
I
bin
am
im
in the
Büro
office
.
Mr. Schmidt, where are you? - I am in the office.
Frau
Mrs.
Müller
Müller
und
and
Herr
Mr.
Kraus
Kraus
,
wann
when
kommen
come
Sie
you
zu
to
uns
us
?
-
Wir
we
kommen
come
am
on
Freitag
Friday
.
Mrs. Müller and Mr. Kraus, when are you coming to us? - We're coming on Friday.
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Grammar of Life - A1 - Personal pronouns - formal or informal - "du", "ihr" and "Sie".
