Helping Around The House (w time)
I must often help at home.
Ich muss oft zu Hause helfen.
The verb for can/able to.
können
Write the following in German using the preposition für plus whatever comes after it.
für (ich)
für mich
for me
mich
DOP- mich is me which is a direct object pronoun. It receives the action of the verb.
Er sieht mich. = He sees me.
I must make the bed every day.
Ich muss jeden Tag das Bett machen.
Can I do something for you?
Kann ich etwas für dich tun?
Come along!
Komm (doch) mit!
Write the following in German using the preposition für plus whatever comes after it.
für (the father)
für den Vater
for the father.
er
NOP- er is he or it which can only be a subject in German. It does the verb.
Er sieht mich. = He sees me.
He is the one who sees.
I pick up my clothes once a week.
Ich räume einmal in der Woche meine Klamotten auf.
Okay! I'll do that!
Gut! Mach ich!
That won't work.
Das geht nicht.
Write the following in German using the preposition für plus whatever comes after it.
für (you guys)
für euch
du
NOP- du is you for one person who is known to you, familiar. It can only be a subject in German. It does the verb.
Du fragst mich. = You ask/are asking me.
You is the one who asks/is asking.
She must wash the dishes three times a week.
Sie muss dreimal in der Woche das Geschirr spülen.
What can I do for them?
Was kann ich für sie tun?
Remember that "sie" can be a lot of things. Here is it "them". Context would tell you what it is in German.
Does she want to go to a concert?
Will sie ins Konzert gehen?
Write the following in German using the preposition für plus whatever comes after it.
für (your mom)
* This one looks like it doesn't change because the nominative and the accusative are the same. It is accusative though because of the preposition "für".
uns
DOP- "Uns" is "us" which is a direct object pronoun. It receives the action of the verb.
Sie spielen uns. = They are playing us.
They are the ones who are playing and we are the ones WHOM they are playing.
They can mow the lawn twice a month for me.
Sie können für mich zweimal im Monat den Rasen mähen.
Who can do the chore for us tomorrow?
Wer kann morgen für uns die Hausarbeit machen?
Sorry, I can't. I must make my bed.
Tut mir leid. Ich kann nicht./ Ich kann leider nicht. Ich muss das Better machen.
Write the following in German using the preposition für plus whatever comes after it.
für (the dog)
für den Hund
Ich habe das Hundefutter für den Hund. = I have dog food for the dog.
sie (One person)
Beide.
NOP- "sie" as a subject is she. She is the one doing the verb.
DOP- "sie" as a direct object is her. It receives the action of the verb.
Sie sieht sie. = She sees her.