Reflexive Verbs (Reflexive Verben)

Practice reflexive verbs with accusative and dative reflexive pronouns.

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1

Fill in: Ich freue ___ auf den Urlaub.

'Sich freuen' takes an accusative reflexive pronoun. For 'ich', the accusative reflexive is 'mich'. I'm looking forward to the holiday.

2

Choose: Er fühlt ___ heute nicht wohl.

'Sich wohlfühlen' is reflexive. For 'er/sie/es', the reflexive pronoun is always 'sich' (both accusative and dative). He doesn't feel well today.

3

Fill in: Wir setzen ___ an den Tisch.

'Sich setzen' takes an accusative reflexive pronoun. For 'wir', the accusative reflexive is 'uns'. We sit down at the table.

4

Choose: Ich wasche ___ die Hände. (I wash my hands.)

When there is a separate accusative object ('die Hände'), the reflexive pronoun goes into the dative. For 'ich', dative reflexive = 'mir'.

5

Fill in: Kannst du ___ das bitte merken?

'Sich etwas merken' takes a dative reflexive pronoun because 'das' is the accusative object. For 'du', dative reflexive = 'dir'. Can you remember that?

6

Choose: Darf ich ___ vorstellen? Ich bin Maria. (May I introduce myself?)

'Sich vorstellen' (to introduce oneself) takes accusative. For 'ich' = 'mich'. Note: 'sich etwas vorstellen' (to imagine) takes dative. The meaning changes!

7

Fill in: Stell ___ vor, wir haben gewonnen! (Imagine, we won!)

'Sich etwas vorstellen' (to imagine) takes dative because the clause 'wir haben gewonnen' is the accusative object. For 'du' (imperative) = 'dir'.

8

Choose: Gestern hat ___ mein Bruder ein neues Auto gekauft.

'Sich etwas kaufen' is reflexive with dative 'sich'. In main clauses, the reflexive pronoun comes right after the conjugated verb when the subject follows.

9

Fill in: Die Kinder haben ___ im Park versteckt.

'Sich verstecken' is reflexive. For third person plural ('die Kinder'), the reflexive pronoun is 'sich'. The children hid in the park.

10

When does a reflexive pronoun take the dative instead of the accusative?

The reflexive pronoun takes the dative when the sentence already has a separate accusative object. Example: 'Ich wasche mir (dat.) die Hände (acc.)' vs 'Ich wasche mich (acc.)'.