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This A1 German lesson introduces nominative personal pronouns, explaining their function in replacing nouns to avoid repetition. A key distinction highlighted is that German personal pronouns for objects vary according to the noun's gender (masculine, feminine, or neuter), unlike English where 'it' is used universally. For example, 'der Tisch' (masculine) uses 'er,' and 'das Baby' (neuter) uses 'es.'
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All you need to know about personal
pronouns in nominative.
All you need to know about personal pronouns in the nominative case.
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Fangen wir an.
Let's begin.
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Hallo, guten Tag, ich hoffe es geht...
Hello, good day, I hope you are...
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euch gut.
doing well.
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Welcome to Your German Teacher.
Welcome to Your German Teacher.
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Ich heiße Luzi.
My name is Luzi.
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My name is Luzi and I'm here to help you
to improve your German.
My name is Luzi and I'm here to help you to improve your German.
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In this video, we're going to talk about
personal pronouns.
In this video, we're going to talk about personal pronouns.
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And in this video is all about personal
pronomen.
And in this video, it's all about personal pronouns.
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Im...
In the...
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Nominativ in the Tief.
Nominative case, in depth.
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Was ist ein personal pronoun what is
actually a personal pronoun.
What is a personal pronoun? What actually *is* a personal pronoun?
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The origin comes from, as personal pronoun
is two words, the first word is personal,
The origin comes from... a personal pronoun is two words. The first word is 'personal',
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is a person or personette.
meaning a person.
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Pronomen comes from the language Latin.
'Pronomen' comes from the Latin language.
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and Pro stands for For or...
and 'Pro' stands for 'For' or...
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before Und Norman ist erneut.
before... and Norman is once again...
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So in this case, Paul Norman.
So in this case, 'for a noun'.
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is Translated for a noun.
is translated 'for a noun'.
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This is also the definition and the
definition is a personal pronoun.
This is also the definition, and the definition of a personal pronoun
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is a pronoun that stands for a person or a
thing.
is a pronoun that stands for a person or a thing.
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In other words, it replaces...
In other words, it replaces...
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or things.
people or things.
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Alright, let's do the personal pronouns in
nominative.
Alright, let's go through the personal pronouns in the nominative.
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The first one is Ich?
The first one is 'Ich?'
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Bish Dich ist...
Which means...
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I Next one.
'I'. Next one.
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Du?
'Du?'
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Do You?
Meaning 'You?'
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Next one.
Next one.
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Air.
Air.
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Er.
Er.
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air.
air.
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Oder eher...
Or rather...
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is He?
Is 'er' 'he'?
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or can also be it.
Or it can also be 'it'.
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Remember, we have...
Remember, we have...
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three-changers in German.
three genders in German.
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So every noun has a gender, everything,
every object has a gender.
So every noun has a gender, everything, every object has a gender.
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and if you want to use a personal pronoun
then you have to use the personal pronoun.
And if you want to use a personal pronoun then you have to use the personal pronoun
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according to the gender We will do
examples.
according to the gender. We will do examples.
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In a sec.
In a sec.
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Next one is...
Next one is...
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Z Z is she or also And The next one is is
Is, is, same like in English.
'Sie' is 'she' or also 'they'. And the next one is 'es'. 'Es' is the same as in English:
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it.
'it'.
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That was Singular, now we go to Plural,
Plural, wir, wir.
That was singular, now we go to plural. Plural, 'wir', 'wir'.
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via is we.
'Wir' is 'we'.
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IHR E is You guys, you all.
'Ihr' is 'you guys', 'you all'.
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you in plural.
'You' in plural.
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and Z Z day Z and Z capitalized?
And 'sie', 'sie'. Is 'sie' capitalized?
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As you can see here, Z capitalized is...
As you can see here, 'Sie' capitalized is...
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the formal version of you.
the formal version of 'you'.
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formal In case you want to know more about
formal and informal, I will link down.
Formal. In case you want to know more about formal and informal, I will link down
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in this description of this video a video
where you can find all information about
in this description of this video a video where you can find all information about
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Formell.
'Formell'.
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order informel when you have to use it and
how you When do you use it?
or 'informell', when you have to use it and how you. When do you use it?
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Nominative of course like articles as
well, nominative.
Nominative, of course, like articles as well, nominative,
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is the original form.
is the original form.
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and in German always the subject.
And in German, always the subject
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always the subject is in Nominativ.
always the subject is in Nominative.
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Let's do some.
Let's do some.
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Examples, Beispiele.
Examples, Beispiele.
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Zum Beispiel Ich...
For example, I...
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Ich heiße Luzi.
My name is Luzi.
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Ich heiße...
My name is...
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Lutzi, I am called Lutzi.
Lutzi, I am called Lutzi.
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My name is Lutzi.
My name is Lutzi.
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Du?
You?
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Siehst?
See?
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YouTube.
YouTube.
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Und du...
And you...
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Siehst YouTuber, you are watching, you're
seeing YouTube.
Siehst YouTuber, you are watching, you're seeing YouTube.
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Yeah.
Yeah.
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Er spielt Basketball.
He plays basketball.
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Er spielt Basketball, he plays Basketball.
Er spielt Basketball, he plays Basketball.
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So let's say.
So let's say.
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Let's say this person is cold.
Let's say this person is cold.
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Jack.
Jack.
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Jack plays basketball.
Jack plays basketball.
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Instead of saying, Jack spielt basketball.
Instead of saying, Jack spielt basketball.
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You can use this pronoun.
You can use this pronoun.
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Er spielt.
Er spielt.
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basketball.
basketball.
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Next one.
Next one.
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Sie, sie liest ein.
Sie, sie liest ein.
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booch She reached.
booch She reached.
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It's a book seat.
It's a book seat.
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least ein Buch, Next one.
liest ein Buch, Next one.
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ist.
ist.
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Ruhig.
Quiet.
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Es ist...
It is...
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Hoi Next one, Plural, wir.
Hoi Next one, plural, we.
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Wir essen Frühstück.
We eat breakfast.
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We eat breakfast.
We eat breakfast.
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Ja.
Yes.
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EARLAND Deutsch?
EARLAND German?
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you guys you are learning Der Termin wird
erlernt.
You guys, you are learning. 'Der Termin' is being learned.
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Deutsch?
German?
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Sie, Sie machen alles.
Sie, Sie machen alles. (You, you do everything.)
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They play game Now, this video is all
about pronouns, right?
They play game. Now, this video is all about pronouns, right?
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So if you are a beginner and you want to
know more about the conjugation.
So if you are a beginner and you want to know more about the conjugation...
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of the verb as like you see here all these
different conjugations according to the
...of the verb as like you see here all these different conjugations according to the...
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pronoun Check out the video in my
description.
pronoun. Check out the video in my description.
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I'm gonna put there also a link of a video
which explains the everything you need to
I'm gonna put there also a link of a video which explains everything you need to...
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know about the verb conjugation and
personal problems.
...know about the verb conjugation and personal pronouns.
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Alright, let's do some examples.
Alright, let's do some examples.
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with sex.
with sex.
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We take the verb Sein, sein ist mit.
We take the verb 'Sein', 'sein ist mit'...
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nominative and we have noun in masculine
which is This one here, was ist das?
...nominative and we have noun in masculine which is This one here, was ist das?
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Das ist...
Das ist...
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ein Kühlschrank.
...ein Kühlschrank.
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Das ist Schrank des Ese Refrigerator.
Das ist Schrank des Ese Refrigerator.
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Der Kühlschrank ist...
Der Kühlschrank ist...
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NOI.
NOI.
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describe it now as you can see and their
culture is knowing the fridge is New.
describe it now as you can see and their culture is knowing the fridge is New.
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And now...
And now...
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You don't want to use this.
You don't want to use this.
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now and again.
now and again.
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and you want to make it shorter so you can
use the Pronoun.
and you want to make it shorter so you can use the Pronoun.
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Then you're gonna have to go up to this
table here.
Then you're gonna have to go up to this table here.
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Kühlschrank is masculine, it's a male.
Kühlschrank is masculine, it's a male noun.
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noun so you have to use The whole sentence
would be air ist.
So you have to use 'er ist'. The whole sentence would be 'Er ist'.
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BIST It is new.
Er ist neu. It is new.
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we say actually he is new.
We actually say 'he is new'.
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because Kühlschrank is a dude, so we call
it.
Because Kühlschrank is a dude, so we call it 'he'.
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He is new.
He is new.
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Er ist.
Er ist.
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So you see here, this whole thing, it
makes...
So you see here, this whole thing, it makes...
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Using the pronouns makes everything
shorter.
Using the pronouns makes everything shorter.
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is actually also more common.
is actually also more common.
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so using the pronoun is very very common
and it also improves your language.
So using the pronoun is very, very common, and it also improves your language.
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Instead of always using the noun, using
the pronoun changes the language a little
Instead of always using the noun, using the pronoun changes the language a little
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bit and
bit and
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improves also the level of your language
so try always to change between nouns and
improves also the level of your language, so try always to change between nouns and
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Let's do the next example.
Let's do the next example.
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Feminin.
Feminine.
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Was ist das?
Was ist das? What is that?
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As ist.
Das ist. It is.
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I know.
I know.
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Das ist eine Tasche.
Das ist eine Tasche. That is a bag.
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Das ist Feminin D.
Das ist Feminin. That is feminine.
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touch it.
Touch it.
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Describe it.
Describe it.
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die Tasche ist.
Die Tasche ist. The bag is.
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Schön Tasche ist schön.
Schön. Tasche ist schön. Beautiful. The bag is beautiful.
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The bag is Beautiful.
The bag is Beautiful.
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And now again, you don't want to use this
again, so you want to use a pronoun.
And now again, you don't want to use this again, so you want to use a pronoun.
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this table.
This table.
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Touch is feminine, so you have to use Z Z,
the whole sentence would be Sie ist.
Tasche is feminine, so you have to use 'sie ist'. The whole sentence would be 'Sie ist'.
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Schön.
Schön. Beautiful.
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Z ist Schön.
Z is beautiful.
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it is.
it is.
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Next one.
Next one.
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known with Neutrum, a neutral noun.
Known with Neutrum, a neutral noun.
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Was ist das?
What is that?
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Das ist ein Handy, das ist ein Handy, das
Handy ist Neutrum.
That is a cell phone, that is a cell phone, the cell phone is neuter.
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Das Handy ist Das Handy ist sehr.
The cell phone is, the cell phone is very...
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Alt.
Old.
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And again.
And again.
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You want to use a pronoun instead of the
noun.
You want to use a pronoun instead of the noun.
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So you have to check.
So you have to check.
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Neutrum comes is So the whole sentence
will...
Neuter comes is. So the whole sentence will...
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Es ist.
It is.
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alt.
Old.
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its east.
It's east.
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And of course it's also possible in Plural
Zum Beispiel, was ist das?
And of course it's also possible in Plural. For example, what is that?
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sind Stiftel.
are pencils.
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Das sind Stifte, die es sind.
Those are pencils, they are.
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pins.
Pencils.
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Die Stifte sind praktisch.
The pencils are practical.
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Die Stifte sind Praktisch.
The pencils are practical.
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pens are practical.
Pencils are practical.
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Again, you want to make it shorter, you
want to use a Pronoun So instead of saying
Again, you want to make it shorter, you want to use a pronoun. So instead of saying...
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Die Stifte.
The pencils...
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you have to use the pronoun See.
you have to use the pronoun. See.
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Z the whole sentence will be.
Z, the whole sentence will be...
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Sie sind.
They are.
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Praktisch.
Practical.
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Z praktisch die HUUUH Bonus tip Is, this
word is, if you don't have...
Z practical, the HUUUH. Bonus tip is, this word is, if you don't have...
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and personal.
and personal.
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a thing whatever if you don't have proper
noun Then you can we often use this is as
a thing whatever if you don't have a proper
noun. Then we can often use 'es' as
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it replacement kind of as a sub.
a replacement, kind of as a sub.
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Zum Beispiel, es regnet.
For example, 'es regnet'.
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It's actually same like in English as
well.
It's actually the same as in English as
well.
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It's raining.
It's raining.
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It's...
It's...
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Es regnet.
'Es regnet.'
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BODO Es ist spät.
BODO 'Es ist spät.'
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Es ist.
'Es ist.'
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Spät it's late Es ist spät.
'Spät' it's late. 'Es ist spät.'
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Oder es.
Or 'es'
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scheint die Sonne.
'scheint die Sonne.'
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Es scheint.
'Es scheint.'
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So on there.
So on there.
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The sun is shining.
The sun is shining.
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Vielen Dank fürs Zuschauen.
Thank you for watching.
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you learned something if you did so smash
that like button and I hope to see you
If you learned something, smash that like button, and I hope to see you
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soon in one of my next videos.
soon in one of my next videos.
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Until then, auf Wiedersehen.
Until then, auf Wiedersehen.
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Tschüss Bye-bye.
Tschüss. Bye-bye.