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This lesson will cover ''basic'' German pronouns in what are called the direct object ([[nominative]]) and and indirect object ([[accusative]]) cases.  
This lesson will cover ''basic'' German pronouns in what are called the subject ([[nominative]]), direct object ([[accusative]]), indirect object ([[dative]]) and the possessive ([[genitive]]) case. The dative and genitive cases will come later and are only posted here for reference.


'''The Pronouns'''
==The Nominative Pronouns==
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
!width="50"|German
!width="200"|English
|-
|ich || I
|-
|du || you (informal)
|-
|er/sie/es || he, she, it
|-
|wir || we
|-
|ihr || you (plural & informal)
|-
|Sie/sie || You (formal or formal plural), they
|}


ich--I
du---you (informal)
er, sie, es--he, she, it
wir--we
ihr--you guys (informal)
Sie, sie--You (formal, formal plural), they


Pronouns in German are similar to pronouns in German. Two notable differences are "ihr", which is basically the English equivalent to "ya'll" or "you guys"  and Sie (capitalized), which is used in formal circumstances. ("Sie" is also plural, so one would use it when speaking to one stranger or several.)
Pronouns in German are similar to pronouns in English. Two notable differences are "ihr", which is basically the English equivalent to "ya'll" or "you guys"  and Sie (capitalized), which is used in formal circumstances. ("Sie" is also plural, so one would use it when speaking to one stranger or several.)


'''The Accusative Pronouns'''
==The Accusative Pronouns==


''Note: for non-German speakers, the differences between accusative and nominative cases can be confusing. It is helping to think of them as the "indirect
''Note: for non-German speakers, the differences between accusative and nominative cases can be confusing. It is helping to think of them as the "direct
object case" and the "direct object case". ''
object case" and the "subject case". ''


mich--me
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
dich--you
!width="50"|German
ihm, ihr, ihm--him, her, it
!width="200"|English
|-
|mich || me
|-
|dich || you (informal)
|-
|ihn/sie/es || him, her, it
|-
|uns || us
|-
|euch || you (plural & informal)
|-
|Sie/sie || You (formal or formal plural), they
|}
 
==The Dative Pronouns==
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
!width="50"|German
!width="200"|English
|-
|mir || to me
|-
|dir || to you (informal)
|-
|ihm/ihr/ihm || to him, to her, to it
|-
|uns || to us
|-
|euch || to you (plural & informal)
|-
|Ihnen/ihnen || to You (formal or formal plural), they
|}
 
==The Genitive Pronouns==
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
!width="50"|German
!width="200"|English
|-
|meiner || my
|-
|deiner || your (informal)
|-
|siener/ihrer/seiner || his, hers, its
|-
|unser || our
|-
|euer || your (plural & informal)
|-
|Ihrer/ihrer || Your (formal or formal plural), their
|}


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Latest revision as of 19:12, 6 June 2009

This lesson will cover basic German pronouns in what are called the subject (nominative), direct object (accusative), indirect object (dative) and the possessive (genitive) case. The dative and genitive cases will come later and are only posted here for reference.

The Nominative Pronouns

German English
ich I
du you (informal)
er/sie/es he, she, it
wir we
ihr you (plural & informal)
Sie/sie You (formal or formal plural), they


Pronouns in German are similar to pronouns in English. Two notable differences are "ihr", which is basically the English equivalent to "ya'll" or "you guys" and Sie (capitalized), which is used in formal circumstances. ("Sie" is also plural, so one would use it when speaking to one stranger or several.)

The Accusative Pronouns

Note: for non-German speakers, the differences between accusative and nominative cases can be confusing. It is helping to think of them as the "direct object case" and the "subject case".

German English
mich me
dich you (informal)
ihn/sie/es him, her, it
uns us
euch you (plural & informal)
Sie/sie You (formal or formal plural), they

The Dative Pronouns

German English
mir to me
dir to you (informal)
ihm/ihr/ihm to him, to her, to it
uns to us
euch to you (plural & informal)
Ihnen/ihnen to You (formal or formal plural), they

The Genitive Pronouns

German English
meiner my
deiner your (informal)
siener/ihrer/seiner his, hers, its
unser our
euer your (plural & informal)
Ihrer/ihrer Your (formal or formal plural), their
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