Pronoun 'sie' (them, plural, accusative)

Pronomen 'sie' (Plural, Akkusativ)

'sie' (them) is the of 'sie' - same form as the .

Structure

… + sie (Akkusativ, 3. Person Plural)

… + sie (accusative, 3rd person plural)

Details

Part of Speech: Pronoun
Word Type: Personal pronoun
Register: Standard

Explanation

'sie' (plural) in the means them - the direct-object form of sie (they). It replaces any group of nouns (die Kinder -> sie, die Bücher -> sie).

Important: the form does not change. sie looks the same in the (they) and the (them).

When you use it:

after accusative verbs: besuchen, sehen, kennen, einladen, mögen (for example Wir besuchen sie - we visit them)
after accusative prepositions: für, ohne, gegen, um (for example für sie - for them)

Contrast:

Sie kommen aus Spanien. ( - : they)
Wir besuchen sie. (direct - : them)
Wir helfen ihnen. (indirect - : them)

Examples:

Wir besuchen sie oft. - We visit them often.
Die Blumen sind schön - ich kaufe sie. - The flowers are nice - I'll buy them.

Common mistakes: The of sie is ihnen, not sie: Ich helfe ihnen (not Ich helfe sie). sie (her) and sie (them) share the same form - context decides.

About Pronoun 'sie' (them, plural, accusative)

'sie' (them) is the of 'sie' - same form as the .

of 'sie'; same form as the .

'sie' (, ) hat dieselbe Form wie im .

Caution

Plural 'sie' (them) looks the same in nominative and accusative.