Wer/Wen are versions of the same word, and refer to people.
Wer is used when the subject is missing from the sentence
; wen is used when the sentence already has a subject and verb , but the direct object is missing.
What is the meaning of Wen in German?
Translation of wen – German-English dictionary
whom
[pronoun] (used as the object of a verb or preposition, but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who) what person(s)(?) Whom/who do you want to see? Whom/who did you give it to? To whom shall I speak?
How do you use wessen in German?
We use wessen
to ask after people in the genitive case
. Example: Wessen Tasche ist das? Whose bag is that?
What are German prepositions?
| An to, on | Auf on, upon | Hinter behind | In in, into | Neben neax to |
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What are the dative prepositions in German?
- aus – out of, from.
- bei – at, amongst, with (like ‘chez’ in French)
- mit – with.
- nach – after; to (country)
- seit – since.
- von – from, of.
- zu – to, at.
- gegenüber (von) – opposite.
What are the dative verbs in German?
- …
- helfen → Sie hilft ihm. …
- schmecken → Pizza schmeckt ihr nicht. …
- glauben → Sie glaubt ihm nicht. …
- geben → Er hat ihr einen Goldring gegeben. …
- gehören → Das gehört mir. …
- weh tun → Mir tun die Augen weh. …
- danken → Ich danke dir für alles.
What case is WEM in German?
Remember the
dative
makes everything change (der -> dem, das -> dem, die -> der, ein -> einem, eine -> einer, wer -> wem, etc.).
What are the German question words?
- Wo (where)
- Woher (where from)
- Wohin (where to)
- Wann (when)
- Was (what)
- Wer (who)
- Wie (how)
- Warum (why)
How do you form genitive in German?
The genitive case in German will mostly be used to show possession, but can also be replaced by
von+dative
. Feminine nouns have no ending in the genitive case, while masculine and neutral nouns mostly take the ending -s or -es, sometimes also -(e)n. The adjective ending for the genitive will almost always be -en.
What are the 4 types of preposition?
- Simple Preposition. When a preposition consists of one word is called single or simple preposition. …
- Double Preposition. …
- Compound Preposition. …
- Participle Preposition. …
- Disguised Prepositions. …
- Phrase Prepositions.
Why are German prepositions so hard?
Prepositions are words that link a noun to the rest of the sentence. They usually tell you about time, place and direction. … In German, using prepositions is more complicated because of German’s case system. The thing about German prepositions is
that they affect the case of the noun that follows them
.
Can you end a sentence with a preposition in German?
When using these types of verbs in German,
it is perfectly acceptable
— indeed, necessary — to end a sentence with a preposition. So if English is considered in context of its German roots, then the prohibition against placing a preposition at the end of a sentence simply makes no sense.
How can you tell if a sentence is dative in German?
The dative case is
for indirect objects
. The indirect object is the person or thing who “gets” the direct object. So in the sentence “The girl kicks the ball to the boy”, “the boy” is the indirect object. The genitive case is used to express possession.
Does it take dative in German?
| Deutsch Englisch | bei at, near | gegenüber* across from, opposite | mit with, by | nach after, to |
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What does dative mean in German?
German. In general, the dative (German: Dativ) is
used to mark the indirect object of a German sentence
. For example: Ich schickte dem Mann(e) das Buch. (literally: I sent “to the man” the book.)
