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I. Theory and definitions - Personal pronouns: Nominative case (Haben & Sein)

DON'T CARE

THIRSTY

HUNGRY

Was bist du von Beruf?

Ich bin Arzt/ Lehrer/ Koch/ Friseur

▶ I am doctor/ teacher/ cook/ hair stylist

▶ Are you hungry? Just say:

Ich habe Hunger.

▶ ...or maybe, just thirsty?

Ich habe Durst.

▶ When you want to seem indifferent or you don’t care about something:

Das ist mir Wurst OR Es ist mir egal

▶ I don’t care

▶ When you want to know what does your German friend do for living, then you could ask:

AGE

How old are you?

Wie alt bist du?

I am ______ years old.

Ich bin______Jahre alt.

Wir ( we ) & They ( Sie ) share the same verb-using most of the time. The main form of the verb is the same for We & They form.

Ex: To eat / We eat/ They eat

Ex-T: Essen / Wir essen/ Sie essen

Mr. Puddle answers:

Have you noticed?!

Table 3: Sein conjugated( to be)

Table 2: Haben conjugated( to have)

Table 1: Personal Pronouns

English

German

I am

Ich bin

You are

Du bist

He is

Er ist

She is

Sie ist

It is

Es ist

We are

Wir sind

You are

Ihr seid

They are

Sie sind

You (Formal) are

Sie sind

English

German

I have

Ich habe

You have

Du hast

He has

Er hat

She has

Sie hat

It has

Es hat

We have

Wir haben

You have

Ihr habt

They have

Sie haben

You (Formal) have

Sie haben

English

German

I

Ich

You

Du

He

Er

She

Sie

It

Es

We

Wir

You

Ihr

They

Sie

You (Formal)

Sie

As a conclusion, sie can mean “she” or “they”, or You (the polite form) when capitalised!

Cases are parts of german grammar. They are common in many languages, but we'll learn more about them in further lessons.

Mr. Puddle answers:

What is a case?

Fill in the Blank Quiz

V. Let's practice! - Personal pronouns: Nominative case (Haben & Sein)

Mr. Puddle:

Yes, it is special indeed! But many languages use it. You shouldn’t forget using it when talking to strangers because that’s considered rude.

Mr. Puddle: There are easy parts and difficult ones, this is your learning experience. It's important to be ambitious and constant.

Mrs. Catalog: Got it!

Mrs. Catalog:: Yet, it is a bit strange “Sie”.. I’m not used to it...I mean, in English we don’t use this polite form of addressing.

Mrs. Catalog: Mr. Puddle! Finally, something easy… I really like this lesson!

IV. Purrrfection explained! - Personal pronouns: Nominative case (Haben & Sein)

▶ Personal pronouns in the Nominative case are easy to memorize if you do a lot of exercises with “haben” and “sein” and other verbs.

▶ Check our exercises below:

III. Tips & Tricks : How to learn them easily? - Personal pronouns: Nominative case (Haben & Sein)

II. Practical examples - Personal pronouns: Nominative case (Haben & Sein)

▶ Let's check some practical examples. German is similar to English when expressing one’s age by using the verb “sein” (to be) :

▶ There are two types of “you”:

You ( DU singular/ IHR plural)
You (SIE ), used to talk formally and politely

▶ Within different cases, the personal pronouns change their forms

NOMINATIVE CASE: when the personal pronouns are the subject of the sentence: Ich, du, er/sie/es, wir, ihr, sie, Sie

DATIVE AND ACCUSATIVE CASES: the personal pronouns aren’t the subject of the sentence: mich/mir, dich/dir, ihn/ihm, sie/ihr ( for singular acc. dat)

Personal Pronouns: Nominative Case (haben & sein)

▶ When you start learning German, personal pronouns are one of the trickiest words, especially because in German there are more personal pronouns than in English. Moreover, German has formal pronouns. This is a common thing in many languages, but not in English. Let's see what it's about!