Pronoun 'sie' (her/it, singular, accusative)
Pronomen 'sie' (Singular, Akkusativ)
'sie' (her/it) is the of feminine 'sie' - same form as the .
Structure
… + sie (Akkusativ, feminin)
… + sie (accusative, feminine)
Details
- Part of Speech
- Pronoun
- Word Type
- Personal pronoun
- Register
- Standard
Explanation
'sie' (singular) in the means her or it - it is the direct-object form of feminine sie and replaces any feminine (die Frau -> sie, die Lampe -> sie).
Important: the form does not change. Feminine sie looks the same in the (she) and the (her). Only the role in the sentence tells them apart.
When you use it:
- after accusative verbs: lieben, sehen, kennen, besuchen, kaufen (for example Ich liebe sie - I love her)
- after accusative prepositions: für, ohne, gegen, um (for example für sie - for her)
Contrast:
- Sie ist meine Schwester. ( - : she)
- Ich liebe sie. (direct - : her)
- Ich helfe ihr. (indirect - : to her)
Examples:
- Ich liebe sie sehr. - I love her very much.
- Die Lampe ist schön - ich kaufe sie. - The lamp is nice - I'll buy it.
Common mistakes: In speech sie (her, ) and sie (them, ) sound the same; the and context decide. Use the ihr after verbs (Ich helfe ihr, not Ich helfe sie).
About Pronoun 'sie' (her/it, singular, accusative)
'sie' (her/it) is the of feminine 'sie' - same form as the .
of feminine 'sie'; same form as the .
'sie' (, feminin) hat dieselbe Form wie im .
Caution
Feminine 'sie' looks the same in nominative and accusative; only the role in the sentence changes.