Nominative Accusative Dative
ich I mich me mir me
du you (inf.) dich you dir you
Sie you (form.) Sie you Ihnen you
er he ihn him, it ihm him, it
sie she sie her, it ihr her, it
es it es it ihm it
wir we uns us uns us
ihr you (inf.) euch you euch you
Sie you (form.) Sie you Ihnen you
sie they sie them ihnen themNote that the use of pronouns in the genitivecase is quite rare (see section
below).Personal pronouns in use
The following section shows the usage and different functions of personal
pronouns in a sentence.Pronouns and cases
In the nominative, personal pronoun forms refer to the subjectof the
sentence:Ichgehe nächste Woche in Urlaub.
I am going on holiday next week.In the accusative, they often replace a noun functioning as the direct object:Kennst du den Film? → Nein, ich habe ihnnoch nicht gesehen.
Do you know the film? No, I haven’t seen it yet.They also frequently follow prepositions requiring the accusative:Fürdichhabe ich immer Zeit.
I’ve always got time for you.In the dative, personal pronouns can be used used as the indirect object,
with certain prepositions, some verbs and other structures followed by the
dative case:Unit 5: Pronouns 35