German Exercise A1: Personal Pronouns Akk & Dativ
mich, mir, ihn, ihm, sie, ihr: which pronoun belongs in the gap? This practice video trains the personal pronouns in Akkusativ and Dativ at A1 level, completely in German. Below you find the 10 gap sentences with their answers, a short pronoun table, and a quick rule to decide between Akkusativ and Dativ.
The Personal Pronouns
| Nominativ | Akkusativ | Dativ |
|---|---|---|
| ich | mich | mir |
| du | dich | dir |
| er | ihn | ihm |
| sie | sie | ihr |
| es | es | ihm |
| wir | uns | uns |
| ihr | euch | euch |
| sie / Sie | sie / Sie | ihnen / Ihnen |
The 10 Exercise Sentences
Try to fill the gap with the correct pronoun first, then check the answer.
- Kannst du ___ kurz helfen? (er) - ihm. Helfen takes the Dativ.
- Kannst du ___ abholen? (ich) - mich. Abholen takes the Akkusativ.
- Es gefÀllt ___ wirklich sehr gut. (ich) - mir. Gefallen takes the Dativ.
- Ich finde ___ schön. (sie) - sie. In the Akkusativ sie stays sie.
- Ich kenne ___ nicht. (er) - ihn.
- Es geht ___ wieder gut. (sie) - ihr. Es geht jemandem gut uses the Dativ.
- Ich gehe nicht ohne ___. (du) - dich. Ohne always takes the Akkusativ.
- Es gehört ___. (er) - ihm. Gehören takes the Dativ.
- Ich habe ___ schon gelesen. (es) - es. In the Akkusativ es stays es.
- Schmeckt ___ die Pizza? (du) - dir. Schmecken takes the Dativ. A typical answer: Es geht so.
How to Decide: Akkusativ or Dativ?
- Many verbs take the Akkusativ: abholen, kennen, finden, lesen.
- Some verbs always take the Dativ: helfen, gefallen, gehören, schmecken.
- Prepositions decide too: ohne + Akkusativ.
- Learn each new verb together with its case.
Homework
Write three sentences with helfen, abholen and gefallen, each with a personal pronoun, and post them in the YouTube comments.
What to Learn Next
Revise the cases in What Is Akkusativ? and Was ist Dativ?. Then continue with How to use Nominativ, Akkusativ & Dativ.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this exercise practise?
It practises German personal pronouns in Akkusativ and Dativ at A1 level with 10 gap sentences.
Which verbs always take the Dativ?
Helfen, gefallen, gehören and schmecken are common examples. Learn them together with the pronoun, for example mir, dir, ihm.
Which pronouns stay the same in Akkusativ?
Sie (she) and es stay the same in the Akkusativ. The others change: ich becomes mich, du becomes dich, er becomes ihn.
What case does ohne take?
Ohne always takes the Akkusativ, so you say ohne dich and ohne mich.
Is the video in English?
No. It is a practice video without English, so you train your German directly.
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