Lesson 18: Personalpronomen and Possessivpronomen in the Three Cases
18.1 The Personalpronomen in the Nominativ, Akkusativ, and Dativ
Back in Lesson 1, we explored the
Personalpronomen in the
Nominativ, the subject case. Here they are for your review.
Personalpronomen (Personal Pronouns) in the Nominativ
| ich | I | wir | we |
| du | you | ihr | you all |
| er | he | sie | they |
| sie | she | Sie | you (formal) |
| es | it | | |
When
you, I, or
we are the object of a sentence, then those pronouns must be in the
Akkusativ.
Personalpronomen (Personal Pronouns) in the Akkusativ
| mich | me | uns | us |
| dich | you | euch | you all |
| ihn | him | sie | they |
| sie | her | Sie | you (formal) |
| es | it | | |
And you know already that (almost) everything is different in the
Dativ, which doesn't always translate directly to English. As you read through the following table, think of the pronouns in combination with the verb
geben, to give. Think of them as if someone were to give us something. We've signaled this here for you with the word 'to':
Personalpronomen (Personal Pronouns) in the Dativ
| mir | (to) me | uns | (to) us |
| dir | (to) you | euch | (to) you all |
| ihm | (to) him | ihnen | (to) they |
| ihr | (to) her | Ihnen | (to) you (formal) |
| ihm | (to) it | | |
18.2 The Possessivpronomen in the Nominativ, Akkusativ, and Dativ
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