Can WHO and that be used interchangeably?
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Can WHO and that be used interchangeably?
None of them, because sometimes “that” and “who” are interchangeable. The more common belief that “that” can’t refer to people is good advice stretched too far. It’s based on the idea that “who” is better when referring to people because it’s specific to people.
How do you say relative sentences in German?
Relative clauses are always introduced by relative pronouns, usually, der, die, das for people and things and not wer/wen (who/whom) as in English relative clauses. In German grammar, relative clauses are always set off by commas.
How do you use who in German?
Wer which is the basic translation of “Who” in German. Ist which is “is”, the 3rd person form of the verb sein, which we have already studied. Das Mädchen means “the girl.”
What is Denen German?
denen (relative or demonstrative) dative plural of der. (relative): (to) whom, (to) which, that. (demonstrative): (to) that, (to) him/her.
What are possessive pronouns in German?
German possessive pronouns are the same words as the possessive adjectives mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer, ihr, Ihr, with the same endings, EXCEPT in the masculine nominative singular, the neuter nominative singular and the neuter accusative singular, as shown below.
How do you tell the difference between where and were?
Were is the past tense of be when used as a verb. Where means in a specific place when used as an adverb or conjunction. A good way to remember the difference is that where has an “h” for “home”, and home is a place. Out of the two words, “were” is the most common.
When to use which versus that in a sentence?
If the clause is absolutely pertinent to the meaning of the sentence, you use “that.” If you could drop the clause and leave the meaning of the sentence intact, use “which.” The “which” clause is non-essential or non-restrictive, and as such, is always set off from the rest of the sentence with commas.
How do you use Deren in German?
Deren is used for feminine and plural nouns. Notice that these possessive relative pronouns correspond to the owner, such as die Frau (the woman), and not to the object in possession, das Handy (the cell phone).
How do you ask a question in German?
How to Ask Questions in German
- Wer? (Who?)
- Was? (What?)
- Wann? (When?)
- Wo? (Where?)
- Warum? (Why?)
- Wie? (How?)
- Wie viel? (How much?)
- Wie viele? (How many?)
How do you use Deren and Dessen?
Dessen is used for masculine and neuter antecedent nouns. Deren is used for feminine and plural nouns. Notice that these possessive relative pronouns correspond to the owner, such as die Frau (the woman), and not to the object in possession, das Handy (the cell phone).
Is it “welche” or “ Welches” in German?
If you would use the German female version of it you have to use “welche” because it’s a female word. Welches is for words who are either male or female, it’s for neutral words. For example: “Welches Haus suchen wir?”. “Which house are we looking for?”
What is the difference between die and welche in German?
Both sentences mean “The language which I am speaking is German”, but the version using die is more common than the version using welche. Welcher is also used to mean “which” when asking a question.
Is “Welcher” a male or female word in German?
In German you would say: “Welcher Idiot ist dafür verantwortlich!?” and you use “welcher” because Idiot is a male word. Welcher, welche and welches have the same meaning: “which”. But it depends on the “sex” of the word you want to refer with which.
How do you use Welch- as a question word?
Here’s how to use welch- as a question word meaning “which.” Note that you need to understand the case system for this to make sense. If you don’t yet know the basics of the German case system, go learn it (this will take a while) and then come back to this question, at which time the following will seem perfectly logical to you.