Use a pronoun referring back to the subject with sich freuen, sich beeilen and other verbs.
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Use a pronoun referring back to the subject with sich freuen, sich beeilen and other verbs.
Common reflexive verbs
A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject: Ich beeile mich. Accusative forms are mich, dich, sich, uns, euch and sich. Formal Sie also takes lower-case sich: Beeilen Sie sich! Learn each verb with its pronoun and any required preposition.
Common examples are sich beeilen for hurrying, sich interessieren für for being interested in something, sich freuen auf for looking forward to something and sich freuen über for being pleased about something. The pronoun usually stays near the verb: Heute freue ich mich auf den Urlaub.
With waschen the pronoun may be accusative: Ich wasche mich. If a body part is the direct object, use a dative pronoun for the person: Ich wasche mir die Hände. Die Hände is the direct object and mir refers to the person whose hands they are. Here mir and dir replace mich and dich.
Rule summary
Form
Use
ich / du / er,sie,es
mich / dich / sich
wir / ihr / sie,Sie
uns / euch / sich
Ich wasche mich.
No other object in this example
Ich wasche mir die Hände.
die Hände is accusative; mir is dative
Examples
Ich beeile mich.
Meaning
I am hurrying.
Wir interessieren uns für Musik.
Meaning
We are interested in music.
Ich freue mich auf den Urlaub.
Meaning
I am looking forward to the holiday.
Du wäschst dir die Hände.
Meaning
You wash your hands.
Lesson exercises
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Exercise 1 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context.
Ich beeile ___.
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Correct answer: mich
Why? Ich takes reflexive mich here.
Exercise 2 / 10
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Du interessierst ___ für Musik.
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Correct answer: dich
Why? Du takes dich here.
Exercise 3 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context.
Lena freut ___ auf den Urlaub.
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Correct answer: sich
Why? Third-person singular takes sich.
Exercise 4 / 10
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Wir freuen ___ über das Geschenk.
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Correct answer: uns
Why? Wir takes uns.
Exercise 5 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context.
Ihr beeilt ___.
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Correct answer: euch
Why? Ihr takes euch.
Exercise 6 / 10
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Frau Wolf, beeilen Sie ___ bitte!
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Correct answer: sich
Why? Formal Sie takes lower-case sich.
Exercise 7 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context.
Ich freue mich ___ den Urlaub nächste Woche. (Vorfreude)
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Correct answer: auf
Why? Looking forward to something takes auf.
Exercise 8 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context.
Ich freue mich ___ das Geschenk, das ich gerade bekommen habe.
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Correct answer: über
Why? The gift is already received, so use freuen über.
Exercise 9 / 10
Choose the answer that fits the context.
Ich wasche ___ die Hände. (meine eigenen Hände)
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Correct answer: mir
Why? Die Hände is the direct object; mir is dative.
Exercise 10 / 10
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Du wäschst ___ die Hände. (deine eigenen Hände)
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Correct answer: dir
Why? With du and object die Hände use dir.
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