Nuts & Bolts of German: Personal pronouns: "du", "Sie" or "ihr"? (I)

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"Sie"

 "du" "ihr"

formal situations

singular (one person is talking to

another one in a formal setting)

 

plural (one person is talking to two or

more people in a formal setting)

informal situations

 

 singular

(one person is talking to another one in an informal setting)

 

 

 

 

 

 

informal situations

 plural

(one person is talking to two or more people in
an informal setting)

 

 

 

 

 

Wohnen Sie in Graz? Wohnst du in Graz? Wohnt ihr in Graz?
Lernen Sie Deutsch? ? ?
? ? Wie oft spielt ihr Lotto?
? Treibst du Sport? ?
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