Personalpronomen – German Personal Pronouns

In German, the Akkusativ case is used to show the direct object of a sentence, meaning the person or thing that is directly affected by the action of the verb. When you use personal pronouns as direct objects, their forms change to reflect the Akkusativ case. Master Personalpronomen – German Personal Pronouns: Learn how to use German personal pronouns correctly with this essential guide for beginners and advanced.

 

Here’s how it works:

Ich (I) → mich (me): When you are the direct object, you become mich.

Example: Er sieht mich. (He sees me.)

 

Du (you – informal) → dich (you): When someone else is the subject and you are the direct object, you become dich.

Example: Ich sehe dich. (I see you.)

 

Er (he) → ihn (him): If a male person is the direct object, er becomes ihn.

Example: Ich liebe ihn. (I love him.)

 

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Sie (she) → sie (her): When a female person is the direct object, sie stays sie.

Example: Er kennt sie. (He knows her.)

 

Es (it) → es (it): For neutral objects or things, es stays es in both nominative and accusative cases.

Example: Ich sehe es. (I see it.)

 

Wir (we) → uns (us): When “we” are the direct object, wir becomes uns.

Example: Sie hören uns. (They hear us.)

 

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Ihr (you all) → euch (you all): If a group of people is the direct object, ihr becomes euch.

Example: Wir sehen euch. (We see you all.)

 

Sie (they) → sie (them): When “they” are the direct object, sie stays sie.

Example: Ich kenne sie. (I know them.)

 

Sie (you – formal) → Sie (you): The formal “you” in both singular and plural remains Sie in the Akkusativ case.

Example: Ich sehe Sie. (I see you.)

 

Key points:

The Akkusativ case indicates the direct object, which is the person or thing being acted upon.

Some pronouns, like sie (she/they) and es (it), stay the same in the nominative and accusative cases.

The changes mainly occur to pronouns like ich (I), du (you), and er (he), which become mich, dich, and ihn in the Akkusativ.

 

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