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Pronoun 'sie' (they, plural, nominative)
Pronomen 'sie' (Plural, Nominativ)
'sie' (they) is the third-person .
Structure
sie + Verb (3. Person Plural)
sie + verb (3rd person plural)
Details
- Part of Speech
- Pronoun
- Word Type
- Personal pronoun
- Register
- Standard
Explanation
sie means "they" - the third-person plural . It stands for two or more people or things, of any gender.
After sie, the takes the ending -en (the form), and the is always plural:
- Sie kommen aus Spanien. - They come from Spain.
- Heute kommen sie zu Besuch. - They are coming to visit today.
- Sie sind sehr freundlich. - They are very friendly.
Common mistakes:
- The crucial contrast is with singular sie (she): sie ist* (she is, singular verb) vs. sie sind (they are, plural verb). Only the verb ending* distinguishes them - there is no difference in the itself.
- sie (they) is written lowercase; the formal Sie (you) is capitalized, even though both take the same form (sie kommen / Sie kommen). Context and capitalization tell them apart.
- Use the -en ending: sie wohnen, not sie wohnt (that would be "she lives").
About Pronoun 'sie' (they, plural, nominative)
'sie' (they) is the third-person .
Third-person ; plural (sie sind, sie wohnen).
'sie' () ist das Subjektpronomen der 3. Person Plural.
Caution
Plural 'sie' (they) takes a plural verb (sie sind, sie kommen) - the ending tells it apart from singular 'sie' (she).