pronouns English - different usage
| personal pronoun as subject | personal pronoun as object | possessive pronoun as adjective | possessive pronoun as subject | reflexive pronoun . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | me | my | mine | myself |
| you | your | your | yours | yourself |
| he | him | his | his | himself |
| she | her | her | hers | herself |
| it | it | its | its | itself |
| we | us | our | ours | ourselves |
| you | you | your | yours | yourselves |
| they | them | their | theirs | themselves |
different usage of pronouns
A pronoun replaces the name of person or an object in order not to have to repeat it all the time. This way, it is possible to vary the sentence structure a little.
for example: Jim likes football. – He likes it.
If there were no pronouns we would have to repeat Jim's name all the time.
usage as a noun.
If the pronoun is the subject of the sentence, it is used as a noun. Therefore, if the pronoun is the acting person or item, use the following pronouns:
| I | you | he | she | it | we | you | they |
usage as object
If the pronoun is the object of the sentence, use the following forms:
for example: Jim likes football. – Jim likes it.
| me | you | him | her | it | us | you | them |
besitzanzeigendes Fürwort – Possesivpronomen
usage as adjective:
If the possessive pronoun is used as an adjective use the following forms:
for example: It’s Jim’s book. – It’s his book.
| my | your | his | her | its | our | your | their |
usage as noun:
If the possessive pronoun is used as noun use the following forms:
for example: It’s Jim’s book. – It’s his.
| mine | yours | his | hers | its | ours | yours | theirs |
reflexive pronoun
If the pronoun refers to the person or item itself it is reflexive:
for example : Jim can see himself in the mirror.
| myself | yourself | himself | herself | itself | ourselves | yourselves | themselves |
Beware: The following verbs do not require a relfexive pronoun:
argue – sich streiten; fall in love -sich verlieben; lie down – sich hinlegen;
change – sich verändern, umziehen; feel – sich fühlen; meet – sich treffen;
complain – sich beschweren; divorce – sich scheiden lassen; remember – sich erinnern;
concentrate – sich konzentrieren; hurry – sich beeilen; sit down – sich setzen;
decide – sich entscheiden; imagine – sich vorstellen;
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