Question words: wen, wer, was
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Question words: wen, wer, was
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Both question words wer (who) and wen (whom) ask about a person
Wer inquires about the subject of the sentence
Wen inquires about the direct object of the sentence
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Multiple Choice
What is the subject of the following sentence:
Maria kennt die Lehrerin.
Maria
kennt
die Lehrerin
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Multiple Choice
What is the direct object of the following sentence:
Maria kennt die Lehrerin.
Maria
kennt
die Lehrerin
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Heike wohnt in Dresden. = Heike lives in Dresden.
Wer wohnt in Dresden?
Heike.
Heike is the subject of the sentence. There is no direct object in this sentence. Wer=who?
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Ich kenne den Lehrer.
Wen kennst du?
(Ich kenne) den Lehrer.
den Lehrer is the direct object of the sentence.
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wer and wen
You can use either word, regardless of the gender and the number of the noun.
Wen kennen sie? Sie kennen die Frau.
Wen kennen sie? Sie kennen den Mann.
Wer ist das? Das ist die Mathelehrerin.
Wer ist das? Das ist der Mathelehrer.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct question word:
_ wohnt hier? Meine Tante wohnt hier.
wer
wen
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Multiple Choice
Choose the correct question word:
_ ist deine beste Freundin? Melissa.
wer
wen
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Multiple Choice
_ kennst du? Ich kenne den Mann da.
wer
wen
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To inquire about objects (things), you must use the question word was (what).
Was ist das? Das ist mein Heft.
Was kauft er? Er kauft ein Heft.
Was brauchst du? Ich brauche den Rechner.
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Multiple Choice
_ kaufst du heute? Ich kaufe den Laptop.
wer
wen
was
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Multiple Choice
_ kennst du hier? Ich kenne das Mädchen da.
wer
wen
was
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Multiple Choice
_ ist deine Mutter? Die Frau da drüben.
wer
wen
was
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Multiple Choice
_ hat den Computer? Ich habe den Computer.
wer
wen
was
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Multiple Choice
_ hast du? Ich habe den Computer.
wer
wen
was
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Multiple Choice
What is the question if the answer is: Frau Schiller
Frau Schiller wohnt hier.
Wer wohnt hier?
Was wohnt hier?
Wo wohnt Frau Schiller?
Warum wohnt Frau Schiller hier?
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The grammar topic wer/wen/was is
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