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Illustration of the A1 German word “wer”, which translates to “who”. The Scooby-Doo unmasking: in a spooky mansion a lanky teen in a green shirt yanks a ghost mask off a grumpy old caretaker, the teen's jaw dropped in shock, the caretaker scowling.

wer is part of Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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wer

who

/veːɐ̯/

Examples — wer in a sentence

Wer ist der nette Mann dort drüben an der Tür?

Who is the nice man over there at the door?

Wer kommt mit zum Konzert am Abend in die Stadt?

Who is coming to the concert in the city in the evening?

How to remember it

VAIR. Sounds like 'where'. 'WHO is going 'WHERE'?' Or 'WHO can wear that?'

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