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Topic test · A1

Personal pronouns test

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13 questions, easy to hard

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Sie kommen aus Berlin. — how many meanings can it have?

Two. The verb takes -en, which rules out “she.” At the start of a sentence the capital-letter clue doesn’t work, so it is either “they” or formal “you.”

Which pronoun stands for der Tisch?

er. The pronoun comes from the noun’s article: der → er.

Which pronoun stands for das Mädchen?

es. The diminutive ending -chen makes the word neuter. Even though it means “girl,” its grammatical gender is das.

To a group of friends: “Are you coming?”

Kommt ihr? Informal address to more than one person is ihr, and the verb takes -t.

It’s raining.

Es regnet. For weather the subject is es and it can’t be dropped.

Which one is not nominative?

mich. That is the Akkusativ (object) form — “me.” The nine pronouns on this page are subjects.

Sie arbeitet hier. Who is working?

She. The verb takes -t, so it is third person singular. With “they” or “you” it would be arbeiten.

What is the difference between du and Sie?

Use Sie with strangers and in formal settings; du with friends and children. The wrong choice is not a grammar mistake but a politeness mistake.

Which pronoun stands for die Lampe?

The pronoun follows the grammatical gender: die Lampe → sie. Saying es for a thing is very often wrong.

Wir sind Studenten. — who does “wir” include?

wir = me + others. The group you’re talking to is ihr, people outside the conversation are sie.

“sie” (they) and “Sie” (you formal) are spelled exactly the same.

False. The polite pronoun Sie is always written with a capital letter.

kommst aus der Türkei.

You come from Turkey.

du. The ending -st belongs to the second person singular du. You use it when talking to one person you’re on informal terms with.

Build the sentence: We are learning German.

Tap the pieces to build the sentence

Wir lernen Deutsch. wir is the first person plural, and the verb stays in the infinitive form (-en).
Quick rules

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  1. A cast of nine

    ich · du · er · sie · es · wir · ihr · sie · Sie. The confusion is always sie: she / they / Sie (polite, capital).

    Sie kommen aus Berlin. (they, or you formal)

  2. du is informal, Sie is formal

    The wrong choice is not a grammar mistake but a politeness mistake. Use Sie with people you don’t know, and switch to du once they offer.

    Kommen Sie herein!

  3. Things carry a gender

    der Tisch → er · die Lampe → sie · das Mädchen → es. Saying es for every “it” is the most common A1 mistake.

    Der Tisch? Er ist neu.

  4. es is the subject of weather and fixed phrases

    Es regnet · Es ist kalt — nobody is doing the raining, so es fills the empty subject slot.

    Es regnet.

Traps

Commonly mixed up

Where a direct translation breaks. The hard questions come from here.

  • Die Lampe? Es ist neu.

    Die Lampe? Sie ist neu.

    The pronoun follows the grammatical gender.

  • sie kommen = definitely “they are coming”

    Check the capital letter: Sie = you (formal)

    At the start of a sentence both are capitalised — then context decides.

  • Regnet.

    Es regnet.

    German doesn’t like a sentence without a subject; es fills the gap.

  • In a job interview: Kommst du morgen?

    Kommen Sie morgen?

    In a formal setting du counts as rude.