A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject, and some German verbs normally require one in a particular meaning.





The idea
Learn the whole pattern, including its preposition: sich interessieren für. The accusative series is mich, dich, sich, uns, euch, sich.
| Form / Muster | Beispiel / Gegensatz |
|---|---|
| ich / du | mich / dich |
| er / sie / es | sich |
| wir / ihr | uns / euch |
| sie / Sie | sich |
Change an appointment, a text or your habits: compare ändern and verändern, their overlap, reflexive forms and useful sentence patterns. German usage: ändern / verändern
Examples
- Ich beeile mich.
- Du erinnerst dich an den Urlaub.
- Er interessiert sich für Musik.
- Wir treffen uns am Bahnhof.
- Ihr entspannt euch im Garten.
- Sie meldet sich für den Kurs an.
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Watch out
Choose the reflexive pronoun for the subject: ich beeile mich, du beeilst dich, wir beeilen uns. Do not use sich for every person.
Try it yourself
Ich beeile ___.
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mich
Answer: “mich”. The accusative reflexive pronoun refers back to this sentence’s subject.
Wir erinnern ___ an den Ausflug.
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uns
Answer: “uns”. The accusative reflexive pronoun refers back to this sentence’s subject.
Du interessierst ___ für Geschichte.
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dich
Answer: “dich”. The accusative reflexive pronoun refers back to this sentence’s subject.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Ich beeile ___.
Wir erinnern ___ an den Ausflug.
Du interessierst ___ für Geschichte.
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Use “Ich beeile mich.” as a model and write versions with du and wir. Check every verb ending and any pronoun that changes.

