Nuts & Bolts of German: Personal pronouns: All about me

Kaffee

Tee

Milch

Study these two German sentences and their translation. What do you learn about the German equivalent of the personal pronoun "I"? Complete the rule, then press [Check] to see if you got it right. Use the [Hint] button to get a free letter if you need help.


Max trinkt viel Kaffee, und ich trinke viel Tee. [Max drinks a lot of coffee and I drink a lot of tea.]


Ich trinke auch viel Milch. [I also drink a lot of milk.]

 

The German equivalent of the personal pronoun "I" is "". Unlike English, this personal pronoun only starts with a capital when it is at the beginning of a sentence.
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