17.2 Formation of reflexive pronouns with a direct object


Examples  
Ich kämme mich.
= I comb myself*.
but: Ich kämme mir die Haare.
= I comb my hair.
Du kämmst dich.
= You comb yourself*.
but: Du kämmst dir die Haare.
= You comb your hair.
Er kämmt sich.
= He combs himself*.
no difference**: Er kämmt sich die Haare.
= He combs his hair.
Wir kämmen uns.
= We comb ourselves*.
no difference**: Wir kämmen uns die Haare.
= We comb our hair.
Ihr kämmt euch.
= You comb yourself*.
no difference**: Ihr kämmt euch die Haare**.
= You comb your hair.
Sie kämmen sich.
= They comb themselves*.
no difference**: Sie kämmen sich die Haare.
= They comb their hair.

* Here we used a literal translation to emphasise the difference, even though it does sound quite weird.
** That there is no difference is due to the the fact that the accusative and the dative are equal in first and second person plural.






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