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This lesson will cover ''basic'' German pronouns in what are called the subject ([[nominative]]), direct object ([[accusative]]), | 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== | ==The Nominative Pronouns== | ||
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|Ihnen/ihnen || to You (formal or formal plural), they | |Ihnen/ihnen || to You (formal or formal plural), they | ||
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==The Genitive Pronouns== | |||
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!width="50"|German | |||
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|meiner || my | |||
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|deiner || your (informal) | |||
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|siener/ihrer/seiner || his, hers, its | |||
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|unser || our | |||
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|euer || your (plural & informal) | |||
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|Ihrer/ihrer || Your (formal or formal plural), their | |||
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[[Category:Pronouns]] | [[Category:Pronouns]] | ||
Revision as of 17:06, 19 October 2008
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 |