German Pronouns
Learning the German Pronouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the German language. But first we need to know what the role of Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in German.
German pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject). Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | German Pronouns |
| Pronouns | Pronomen |
| I | Ich |
| you | du, Sie (Höflichkeitsform) |
| he | er |
| she | sie |
| we | wir |
| they | sie |
| |
| me | mir, mich |
| you | dir, dich, Ihnen, Sie |
| him | ihm, ihn |
| her | ihr, sie |
| us | uns |
| them | ihnen, sie |
| |
| my | mein, meine |
| your | dein, deine, Ihr, Ihre |
| his | sein, seine |
| her | ihr, ihre |
| our | unser, unsere |
| their | ihr, ihre |
| |
| mine | meins |
| yours | deins, Ihres |
| his | seins |
| hers | ihres |
| ours | unseres |
| theirs | ihres |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Pronouns in German has a logical pattern. Locate the Pronouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in German.
List of Pronouns in German
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in German placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your German vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | German Pronouns |
| I speak | ich spreche |
| you speak | du sprichst, Sie sprechen |
| he speaks | er spricht |
| she speaks | sie spricht |
| we speak | wir sprechen |
| they speak | sie sprechen |
| |
| give me | gib mir, geben Sie mir |
| | gebe dir, gebe Ihnen |
| give him | gebe ihm, gib ihm |
| give her | gebe ihr, gib ihr |
| give us | gib uns, geben Sie uns |
| give them | gebe ihnen, gib ihnen |
| |
| my book | mein Buch |
| your book | dein Buch, Ihr Buch |
| his book | sein Buch |
| her book | ihr Buch |
| our book | unser Buch |
| their book | ihr Buch |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in German, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with German Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our German lessons here: Learn German. Don't forget to bookmark this page.