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Mar 24, 2014

Pronouns

Pronouns
Nominative Singular
Pronomen
Pronoun
Sample Phrases
ich
I
Darf ich? (May I?)
Ich bin 16 Jahre alt. (I'm 16 years old.)
The pronoun ich is not capitalized except at the beginning of a sentence.
du
you
(fam.)
Kommst du mit? (Are you coming along?)
er
he
Ist er da? (Is he here?)
sie
she
Ist sie da? (Is she here?)
es
it
Hast du es? (Do you have it?)
Sie
you
Kommen Sie heute? (Are you coming today?)
The pronoun Sie always takes a plural conjugation, but is also used for the formal "you" singular.
Nominative Plural
Pronomen
Pronoun
Sample Phrases
wir
we
Wir kommen am Dienstag. (We're coming on Tuesday.)
ihr
you
guys

(fam.)
Habt ihr das Geld? (Do you guys have the money?)
sie
they
Sie kommen heute. (They're coming today.)
The pronoun sie in this sentence could also mean "you" Sie. Only the context makes it clear which of the two is meant.
Sie
you
(plur.)
Kommen Sie heute? (Are you [all] coming today?)
The pronoun Sie always takes a plural conjugation, but is also used for the formal "you" singular.

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