ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Grammatischer Wechsel

So, have you ever noticed that sometimes when you talk about something in a sentence, the words you use change depending on who is doing the action? For example, you might say "I am eating" but if someone else is doing the eating you would say "He/She is eating". Well, that's what we call grammatischer wechsel.

It's kind of like a set of rules that help us use the right words depending on whether we are talking about ourselves or someone else. So when we talk about what we are doing, we use certain words and when we talk about what someone else is doing, we use other words.

This is really important because it helps us to be clear in our communication and make sure that everyone understands what we're talking about. So next time you're talking about something, try to notice how the words change depending on who is doing the action!