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uns. ich. wir. Personal Pronouns in the German language. mich. Sie. dich. du. By Taylor Wantz. es. sie. ihn. euch. er. When do you use Personal Pronouns?. Personal pronouns are used to replace any noun in a sentence. The Summer is Hot. It is hot.
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uns ich wir Personal Pronounsin the German language mich Sie dich du By Taylor Wantz es sie ihn euch er
When do you use Personal Pronouns? • Personal pronouns are used to replace any noun in a sentence. The Summer is Hot. It is hot. Der Sommer is heiß. Er ist Heiß. Just like in the English language, nouns can be replaced with a personal pronoun. In German, personal pronouns are based on gender, being plural or singular, and where it is in the sentence.
Nominative - Subject • Das Land ist groß. Es ist groß. • ‘Das Land’ is a neutered noun and its singular, so the pronoun es is used. • Die Lehrerin steht an der Tafel. Sie steht an der Tafel. • ‘Die Lehrerin’ is a proper noun, so the pronoun Sie is used.
Accusative – Direct Object Accusative pronouns are used to replace nouns in the direct object. • Dieter kauft einen Kuli. Dieter kauft ihn. • ‘einen Kuli’ is a masculine noun in the direct object, so it is replaced with ihn. • Kennst du Frau Kuhlmann? Kennst du Sie? • ‘Frau Kuhlmann’ is a proper noun in the direct object, so it is replaced with Sie.
Sentences with the verb sein Nouns following the verb sein are replaced with a nominative pronoun because it is considered a predicate nominative. • Mein Lehrer ist mein Vater. Mein Lehrer ist ihn. • Mein Lehrer ist er.