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A2 · SUPPLEMENTARY GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Indefinite pronouns jemand niemand etwas nichts man

Indefinite pronouns refer to unspecified people or things. Jemand and niemand refer to people; etwas and nichts to things. Man is an impersonal subject and takes a third-person singular verb. In object positions, jemand and niemand can have case endings; these exercises use explicit endings for clarity.

Reference

WordMeaning / pattern
jemand / niemandsomeone / nobody
etwas / nichtssomething / nothing
manpeople / one; man kann
Accusative / dative examplesjemanden / jemandem

Try four exercises

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1. ___ kann hier Deutsch lernen. (people in general)
Answer and explanation

Man

Man is the impersonal pronoun; Mann is a noun.

2. Ich möchte ___ trinken. (something)
Answer and explanation

etwas

Etwas refers to an unspecified thing.

3. Ich sehe ___. (someone; explicit accusative)
Answer and explanation

jemanden

The explicit accusative form is jemanden.

4. Ich helfe ___. (someone; explicit dative)
Answer and explanation

jemandem

Helfen takes dative: jemandem.

Use it yourself

Write or say two new sentences using this pattern. Compare the forms and word order with the reference above.

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