A1 - Beginner
Personal Pronouns
Personalpronomen
German has personal pronouns for different persons and formality levels:
SINGULAR:
• ich (I) - first person
• du (you informal) - second person informal
• Sie (you formal) - second person formal
• er (he) - third person masculine
• sie (she) - third person feminine
• es (it) - third person neuter
PLURAL:
• wir (we) - first person
• ihr (you all informal) - second person informal plural
• Sie (you formal) - second person formal (same as singular)
• sie (they) - third person
SINGULAR:
• ich (I) - first person
• du (you informal) - second person informal
• Sie (you formal) - second person formal
• er (he) - third person masculine
• sie (she) - third person feminine
• es (it) - third person neuter
PLURAL:
• wir (we) - first person
• ihr (you all informal) - second person informal plural
• Sie (you formal) - second person formal (same as singular)
• sie (they) - third person
Examples
Ich bin Student.
I am a student.
Du bist mein Freund.
You are my friend.
Er ist Arzt.
He is a doctor.
Sie ist Lehrerin.
She is a teacher.
Wir lernen Deutsch.
We learn German.
Tip:
Use "du" with friends, family, children, and peers. Use "Sie" with strangers, in business, or to show respect. "Sie" is always capitalized!
Use "du" with friends, family, children, and peers. Use "Sie" with strangers, in business, or to show respect. "Sie" is always capitalized!