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German Pronouns & Verb Conjugation

This document provides information about pronouns and verb conjugation in German. It states that "ihr" is used as the plural "you" form for people you are familiar with, while "er" and "sie" are the formal forms. It also notes that "ihr" sounds similar to the English word "ear" while "er" sounds like "air". Tables of conjugations are given for regular verbs like "trinken" and the irregular verb "sein".

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German Pronouns & Verb Conjugation

This document provides information about pronouns and verb conjugation in German. It states that "ihr" is used as the plural "you" form for people you are familiar with, while "er" and "sie" are the formal forms. It also notes that "ihr" sounds similar to the English word "ear" while "er" sounds like "air". Tables of conjugations are given for regular verbs like "trinken" and the irregular verb "sein".

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• Ihr seid meine Kinder. (You are my children.

Some English speakers would use "y'all" or "you guys" for this plural form of "you".

Note that these only work for people you are familiar with (friends, family, …). For others, you
would use the formal "you", which we teach later in this course. So stay tuned :)

Ihr vs. er

If you're new to German, ihr and er may sound confusingly similar, but there is actually a
difference. ihr sounds similar to the English word "ear", and er sounds similar to the English
word "air" (imagine a British/RP accent).

Don't worry if you can't pick up on the difference at first. You may need some more listening
practice before you can tell them apart. Also, try using headphones instead of speakers.

Learn the pronouns together with the verb endings. This will greatly reduce the amount of
ambiguity.

Verb conjugation

Here is the complete table for conjugating regular verbs:

Example: trinken (to drink)

English person ending German example


I -e ich trinke
you (singular informal) -st du trinkst
he/she/it -t Er/sie/es trinkt
we -en wir trinken
you (plural informal) -t ihr trinkt
they -en sie trinken

Notice that the first and the third person plural have the same ending.

And here's the complete table for the irregular verb sein (to be):

German English
ich bin I am
du bist you (singular informal) are
er(air)/sie/es ist he/she/it is
wir sind we are
ihr seid you (plural informal) are
sie sind they are

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