Thursday, 20 February 2014

35. The 3 Words for 'You' in German - Quiz

35.  The 3 Words for 'You' in German - Quiz  

1    German has ............... words for 'you'.

2    It is not ................... to find a language has more than one word for 'you'.

3    The word 'du' in German is considered to be an .................... usage.

4    'Sie', on the other hand, is considered to be a ...................... usage.

5    'Du is used only in the .................... form.

6    It is used when someone addresses .................., .................., ................, & ................

7    Sometimes .......................... will also address each other as 'du'.

8    'Sie' is also seen as being a .................. form .

9    This is seen as being appropriate when you meet an ...................... for the first time.

10   It is important to know that 'Sie' can be used both in the .............. & ............... forms.

11   'Ihr' is simply the ............... of 'du'.

12   When you address ........................  'ihr' is the right form to use.

13   From about age ................ , young Germans are addressed in public with 'Sie'.

14   Older .................. will still be addressed, however, with 'du'  and 'ihr'.

15   Students at school, university or colleges address each other with ..............

16   Usually with adults, it is the ..................  who typically initiates the use of 'du'.

17   The German word to 'use du' is.......................

18   The German word to 'use Sie' is .................

19   By law, teachers in German schools are required to address ............... with 'Sie'.

20   In practice, often teachers still use ................. as the preferred mode of address.

21   If in doubt, you should always use ................. when addressing relative strangers.

22   If locals don't know you are a foreigner, they may think you .............. if you use 'du'.

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