Pronoun 'uns' (us/to us, dative)

Pronomen 'uns' (Dativ)

'uns' (to us) is the of 'wir' - same form as the .

Structure

… + uns (Dativ, 1. Person Plural)

… + uns (dative, 1st person plural)

Details

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

Explanation

'uns' is the dative form of 'wir' - it means (to) us when we are the indirect object.

A handy fact: 'uns' is the same in the dative and the accusative. You never have to choose - uns works for both the direct (Er besucht uns) and the indirect (Er hilft uns).

When you use it:

after dative verbs: helfen, danken, gefallen, gehören, geben (for example Er hilft uns - he helps us)
after dative prepositions: mit, bei, von, zu, nach, aus (for example mit uns - with us, bei uns - at our place)
as the receiver in give-type sentences (Er gibt uns die Bücher)

Contrast:

Wir lernen Deutsch. ( - )
Er hilft uns. (indirect - )

Examples:

Er hilft uns oft. - He often helps us.
Das Haus gehört uns. - The house belongs to us.
Komm mit uns! - Come with us!

Common mistakes: Do not use wir as an (not Er hilft wir). Use uns.

About Pronoun 'uns' (us/to us, dative)

'uns' (to us) is the of 'wir' - same form as the .

of 'wir'; same form as the .

'uns' ist der von 'wir' (gleiche Form wie im ).

Caution

'uns' is the same in the accusative and the dative.