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Sind ihnen vs Ist ihnen
Came across an example in Dativ, lesson 4: "Ist ihnen schlecht?" (Are they bad?) As far as I know, shouldn't it be "Sind ihnen schlecht?"
(ihnen here is the dativ of plural 'they', sie)
October 28, 2012
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@Drekir: your example "ist ihnen schlecht" means "are they feeling bad/ill" If you had written "ist Ihnen schlecht" it would have meant "Are you feeling bad/ill". The only difference is the capital in Ihnen (you). Anyway: keep in mind that it is an impersonal construction with the verb in singular. More examples: mir ist kalt, mir ist warm, mir ist übel (move away, he is going to throw up!!)