Learn Reflexive Verbs in Pennsylvania Dutch

Explore reflexive verbs in Pennsylvania Dutch, also known as "Sich Verbs." Understand the concept of reflexive pronouns, common reflexive verbs, and practice building sentences. Enhance your understanding of sentence structure and usage in PD for effective communication.

• Reflexive Verbs
• Pennsylvania Dutch
• Sich Verbs
• Language Learning

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1. PA Dutch 101 Video 29: Reflexive Verbs. Sich Verbs.

2. Reflexive Verbs Certain Verbs in PD need pronoun objects which refer BACK to the subject. These verbs are called Reflexive Verbs and sometimes can be best translated in English as myself verbs . An example of one in English is: I am washing my hands. The MY is reflecting back on the SUBJECT.

3. Reflexive Verbs Normal sentence structure for Reflexive Verbs is: Subject Verb Reflexive Pronoun other stuff. Verb Subject Reflexive Pronoun other stuff? Subject Modal Reflexive Pronoun other stuff Verb. No matter what, you ALWAYS need a Reflexive Pronoun in your sentence! Ich schtraehl mich es Haar.

4. Reflexive Pronouns As stated before, all sentences need a Reflexive Pronoun. This is what Reflects back on the Subject. ich du er/sie/es sich mich dich mir dihr sie uns eich sich

5. Reflexive Verbs Here are some common Reflexive Verbs: sich aa/duh to get dressed sich uff/butze to dress up sich balwiere, sich rasiere to shave sich wesche to wash oneself sich weh/duh to injure oneself sich schtraehle to comb

6. Reflexive Verbs sich anne/hocke, hie/hocke to sit down sich verkelde to catch a cold sich baade to bathe sich dummle to hurry sich uff/wecke to wake up

7. Reflexive Verbs Translate the following sentences! Remember the Word Order: Subject Verb Reflexive Pronoun Other Stuff. I am shaving. Ich balwier mich. He is bathing. Er baadet sich. We are combing our hair. Mir schtraehle uns es Haar.

8. Iewing - Practice Build Sentences: Du / sich hiehocke / in die Kich Du hockscht dich in die Kich hie. Der Andy / misse / sich dummle Der Andy muss sich dummle. Sich uffbutze / dihr / fer Karrich? Butzt dihr eich fer Karrich uff?

9. Bis die naegschde Video, Macht s gut un schwetzt Deitsch! E-Poscht schreiwe: busterpa@yahoo.com