Pronouns are words that take the place of a noun.
Words like I, me, she, you, it, herself. Additionally, you get Relative and possessive pronouns
Relative pronouns: which, that, whose, whoever, whomever, who and whom, many
Pronoun in English | Nominativ | Akkusativ | Dativ | Possesiv pronomen |
I | Ich | mich | mir | mein |
You | du | dich | dir | dein |
He, she, it | er, sie, es | ihn, sie, es | ihm, ihr, ihm | sein, ihr,sein |
We | wir | uns | uns | unser |
You (casual to a group) Afrikaans julle | ihr | euch | euch | euer |
They Afrikaans hulle |
sie | sie | ihnen | ihr |
Formal | Sie | Sie | Ihnen | Ihr |
Relativpronomen
A relative pronoun marks a type of subordinate clause called a relative clause while also modifying the referent in the main clause of a sentence.
An example is the word that in the sentence “This is the house that Jack built.” Here the relative pronoun that marked the relative clause “that Jack built,” which modifies the noun house in the main sentence. That has an anaphoric relationship to its antecedent “house” in the main clause. – Wikipedia
Das ist der Freund, der sehr gut Klavier spielt.(N) – That is the friend who plays good piano
Das ist der Freund, den ich im Urlaub kennen gelernt habe.(A)
Das ist der Freund, dem ich schon viel von dir erzählt habe.(D) That is the friend that told so much about you
Das ist der Freund, dessen Foto dir so gut gefallen hat.(G)
M | F | N | Plural | |
Nominativ | der | die | das | die |
Akkusativ | den | die | das | die |
Dativ | dem | der | dem | Den(en) |
Genitiv | Dessen | Deren | Dessen | Deren |
Possesiv pronomen
Indicates possesion. That is my cat. The girl brushes her hair.
The rules for the different Kasus are the same as for the indefinite article
Example: Mein
M | F | N | |
Nominativ | Mein | Meine | Mein |
Akkusativ | Meinen | Meine | Mein |
Dativ | Meinem | Meiner | Meinem |
Genitiv | Meines | Meiner | Meines |
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