Pronoun Cases in German Grammar
Introduction
Personal pronouns and possessive pronouns have to be declined in German grammar. On this page, you will find an overview of the declension of pronouns in all four German cases. Click on one of the links below for an in-depth explanation with exercises for each of the four German cases.
Declension Table: Personal Pronouns In German Grammar
case | pronouns | ||||||||
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nominative | ich | du | er | sie | es | wir | ihr | sie | Sie |
accusative | mich | dich | ihn | sie | es | uns | euch | sie | Sie |
dative | mir | dir | ihm | ihr | ihm | uns | euch | ihnen | Ihnen |
Declension Table: Possessive Pronoun Endings in German Grammar
dependent possessive pronoun (I’m reading my book.) | independent possessive pronoun (You’re reading yours.) | ||||||
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nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | nominative | accusative | dative | |
masculine | – | -en | -em | -es | -er | -en | -em |
feminine | -e | -e | -er | -er | -e | -e | -er |
neuter | – | – | -em | -es | -(e)s | -(e)s | -em |
plural | -e | -e | -en | -er | -e | -e | -en |