because it can mean she, it, they, or you(formal) and when you speak..is it difficult to know which Sie you are talking about? Is there a way to make it easier to understand ?
Same with Ihr...it can mean you(pural), her,thier, and your(formal)
2006-12-28 01:21:25 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I find it confusing too. That's why prefer English, easier for me.
Mother tongue is Turkish
2006-12-28 01:36:21 · answer #1 · answered by Pinar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Sie... i understand your problem.
Maybe it could help you to know that Sie can only mean You (formal) cause sie meaning she or they doesn't have the capital S. Same with Ihr, the formal You is written with capital I while you, her, their are ihr without capital i.
It's not difficult to know which sie the person talks about. Just look at the context and you'll find out easily.
2006-12-28 05:08:33 · answer #2 · answered by tine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm okay with sie meaning she/it, because the conjugation is different "sie geht" vs "sie/Sie gehen", and ihr meaning you plural informal because--well mostly because it doesn't come up much (although I use it to talk to my kids' friends--it's mostly only used on me in German class so that's clear enough)--but also because it goes with a verb not a noun.
As for sie=they vs. Sie, I'm pretty clear on which is which but I find it very weird that calling someone They with a capital T counts as polite in German, and I have trouble knowing when to use Sie and when du.
Ihr is way beyond me, I usually just use "sein" even if it's a woman. Pshaw! They know what I mean! I don't always know if someone is saying something is mine or not though. Can get me into trouble in stores!
2006-12-28 02:13:15 · answer #3 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you must always look at the conjugation. By the way "Sie" the formal "you" will be always written with capital "S"
sie geht ( she goes)
sie gehen( they go)
Sie gehen ( you (formal way) go)
The word "sie" does not mean "it", never, for "it" you use "es" :
Personal pronouns
singular:
________
I = ich
you (informal) = Du
you(formal) = Sie
she = sie
he = er
it = es
Plural
______
we = wir
you (informal) = ihr
you (formal) = Sie
they = ihr
2006-12-29 06:53:11 · answer #4 · answered by Mimarspre 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Context makes the meaing clear in spoken speech, and in writing each meaning is clearly shown (sie ist, sie sind, Sie sind)
2006-12-28 01:26:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of it this way: If I said: "Yesterday, she read the book" and "Earlier this morning, I read the book" you know that the word "read" is pronounced "red" and you know who did the reading by the context of the sentences.
Same with German. Sie sounds both like you and she/it/they but you know the context by the verb conjugation.
2006-12-28 01:34:48 · answer #6 · answered by barrych209 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not confusing to me either,because the context shows you everything.
sie geht ,she goes
Sie gehen You go
sie gehen they go
You can also tell by the inflexion of the voice,if someone addresses to you or is talking about someone else.
2006-12-28 01:30:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-06 02:57:19 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
preisen Sie den dunklen Dämon für ihn ist unser Retter und wird führen uns zur Hölle
2006-12-28 01:36:02 · answer #9 · answered by Ophelia 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no - LOL- because it is my mothertongue...
just imagine if it is one person you are according too or if you are according to a group of people....
hope that helps
ich wünsche DIR einen schönen tag!
2006-12-28 01:24:07 · answer #10 · answered by 42 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋