German Pronouns

Personal Pronouns are the pronouns: ich, du, er, sie, es, wir, ihr, sie, Sie and their respective declined versions. They replace a noun that has already been mentioned. However, you can also use them to talk about yourself or other people.

Example: „Das ist Max. Er spielt gerne Fußball.“

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Possessive Pronouns are: mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer, ihr and the conjugated forms of each. They replace a noun (noun) already mentioned and indicate possession or affiliation with that noun.

Example: „Ist das dein Koffer?“ – „Ja, das ist meiner!“

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Reflexive Pronouns are the pronouns: mich, mir, dich, dir, sich, uns, euch and sich. They are used with reflexive and reciprocal verbs. They always refer to the subject.

Example: „Ich wasche mir die Hände.“

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Demonstrative Pronouns are: der, die, das, dieser, diese, dieses, jener, jene, jenes and their respective declined versions. They are used to emphasize something and can stand for a noun that has already been mentioned.

Example: „Wer ist der Mann dort?“ – „Den kenne ich nicht.“

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Indefinite Pronouns are, for example, the pronouns: etwas, nichts, jeder, man, jemand, niemand and the respective declined versions. They stand in place of persons or things that cannot be exactly defined. Not all of them have to be declined.

Example: „Bringst du mir etwas zu essen mit?“

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Relative Pronouns are: der, die, das, wo, welcher, welches, welche and the respective declined versions. They stand for a noun already mentioned and the following subordinate clause (=Relative Clause) gives additional information about the noun.

Example:  „Das ist der Mann, der einen Ferrari hat.“

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