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A1 Course · Lesson 2

He / She in the Present

Third person present and simple possessives

Goal: Describe what he or she does, and use hans / hendes lightly with family or friends.

Practice first

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Han/hun actions and possessives

Practice third-person phrases, then build {subject} {verb} {object}.

1. Subjects & possessives

Words practiced: 0 / 6

Learn the little words first.

2. Third-person sentences

Sentences practiced: 0 / 7

Listen and repeat full lines.

3. Build a han/hun sentence

Describe a person you know (or invent one).

… … ….

Example: Hun drikker kaffe. · Han bor i Aarhus.

Review lesson

A1 · Lesson 2 — read after you practice.

1) Han and hun

han — he
hun — she
de — they
Present verb form is often the same as with jeg: han spiser, hun arbejder.

2) Example sentences

Han står op klokken otte.
Hun tager på arbejde.
Han kan lide kaffe.
Hun bor i København.

3) Hans / hendes (light)

hans — his
hendes — her
Hans bror hedder Mikkel.
Hendes søster er lærer.

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Speaking tasks

Say these out loud. Use Listen when you want a model.

Someone you know

Say three sentences: Han/Hun … (job, city, morning habit).

Possessive

Hans far hedder … / Hendes mor bor i …

Mini dialogue

Hvad laver hun? — Hun arbejder. / Hun studerer.

Lesson complete

Describe one real person with three han/hun sentences before lesson 3 (questions & ikke).