Learn how to use the sentence pattern to ask about a person
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Sydney: Hi everyone, I'm Sydney. |
| Albert: And I'm Albert. |
| Sydney: And welcome to Must-Know German Sentence Structures, Season 1, Lesson 11. Asking about a person. |
| Sydney: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for asking about a person. |
| PATTERN |
| Sydney: For example, |
| Sydney: "Who is the new employee?" |
| Albert: Wer ist der neue Angestellte? |
| Albert: [slow] Wer ist der neue Angestellte? |
| Sydney: The pattern for asking about a person has three elements. First, "who." |
| Albert: Wer. |
| Sydney: Second, the verb for "to be" conjugated in the third person singular. |
| Albert: ist. |
| Sydney: Third, the complement for "the new employee." |
| Albert: der neue Angestellte? |
| Sydney: Altogether, we have... "Who is the new employee?" |
| Albert: Wer ist der neue Angestellte? [slow] Wer ist der neue Angestellte? [normal] Wer ist der neue Angestellte? |
| Sydney: In this case, the word "who" is at the beginning of the question, followed by the verb for "is" to determine the person. At the end you can add more information about the person you would like to know more about. These could be details, features, or attributes of the person. |
| Albert: Wer ist der neue Angestellte? |
| Sydney: So remember to use the German word for "who" and then "is" to determine the person. Then use the complement to add more information about the person you would like to know about. |
| Sydney: Here is another example meaning, "Who is the young woman?" First, "who." |
| Albert: Wer. |
| Sydney: Second, the verb for "to be" conjugated in the third person singular. |
| Albert: ist. |
| Sydney: Third, the complement for "the young woman." |
| Albert: die junge Frau? |
| Sydney: Altogether we have... |
| Albert: Wer ist die junge Frau? [slow] Wer ist die junge Frau? [normal] Wer ist die junge Frau? |
| Sydney: "Who is the young woman?" |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Wer ist die junge Frau? |
| Sydney: How do you say — "Who is at the school?" To give you a hint, "at the school" is... |
| Albert: in der Schule. [slow] in der Schule. [normal] in der Schule. |
| Sydney: "Who is at the school?" |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Wer ist in der Schule? [slow] Wer ist in der Schule? [normal] Wer ist in der Schule? |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Wer ist in der Schule? |
| REVIEW |
| Sydney: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I will give you the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible for shouting it out loud in German. Here we go. |
| Sydney: "Who is the new employee?" |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Wer ist der neue Angestellte? |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Wer ist der neue Angestellte? |
| Sydney: "Who is the young woman?" |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Wer ist die junge Frau? |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Wer ist die junge Frau? |
| Sydney: "Who is at the school?" |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Wer ist in der Schule? |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Wer ist in der Schule? |
Outro |
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| Sydney: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for asking about a person, as in... |
| Albert: Wer ist der neue Angestellte? |
| Sydney: meaning "Who is the new employee?" |
| Sydney: You can find more vocab or phrases that go with this sentence pattern in the lesson notes. So please be sure to check them out on GermanPod101.com. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Albert: Bis zum nächsten Mal! |
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