This worksheet is for private or classroom use only and may not be used in any publication or for-profit purpose Reflexivpronomen Expressions where reflexive pronouns can either be accusative or dative. If a German clause has both a direct object (accusative) and an indirect object (dative), the accusative object is USUALLY a thing (what?), whereas the dative object is USUALLY a person (whom? or to whom?). Wir geben den Kindern das Geld. subject verb dative object person/people to whom? accusative object thing/things what? Therefore, it is normally not very difficult to decide whether your reflexive pronoun should be in the accusative or the dative: if there is a “what?” in your clause, your reflexive pronoun will be dative because the “what” is already taking up the accusative function. Without accusative object: NO “WHAT?” Reflexive pronoun is the accusative object With accusative object : there is a “what?” reflexive pronoun is the dative object Beispiel: Du wäschst dich. No specific body part = no “what” Reflexive pronoun is ACCUSATIVE Du wäschst dir die Hände. specific body part (Hände) = what? Reflexive pronoun is DATIVE Ich ziehe ………………………. an. Ich ziehe …………………. die Jacke an. Du ziehst ……………………… aus. Du ziehst …………………….. die Handschuhe aus. Ich bade …………………………..……… Du duschst ………………………………. Ich föhne ……………………… die Haare. Du kämmst ………………………..……. Du kämmst ………………………. die Haare. Ich putze ………………………. die Zähne. Ich rasiere …………………………….… Ich rasiere …………………….. die Beine. Du schminkst ………………………….. Du schminkst ……………………. die Lippen. Du trocknest ……………………. die Haare. Ich habe …………………….. verletzt. Ich habe …………………….. den Fuß verletzt. Ich wasche ……………………….…….. Ich wasche ………………………. die Hände.