Personalpronomen (Personal Pronouns)¶
Regel (Rule)¶
German has three words for "you": du (one person, informal), ihr (several people, informal) and Sie (formal, one or many). Choosing the wrong one is the most visible beginner mistake, so it is worth getting right early.
Tabelle (Table)¶
| Pronomen | English | मराठी | Präsens-Endung |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | I | — | -e |
| du (informal, singular) | you | तू, तुम्ही | -st |
| er | he | — | -t |
| sie | she | — | -t |
| es | it | — | -t |
| wir | we | — | -en |
| ihr (informal, plural) | you (all) | तुम्ही सगळे | -t |
| Sie (formal) | you | आपण | -en |
| sie (plural) | they | — | -en |
Beispiele (Examples)¶
- Ich komme aus Indien. — I come from India.
- Woher kommst du? — Where do you come from? (a friend)
- Woher kommen Sie? — Where do you come from? (a stranger, formal)
- Wir wohnen in Pune. — We live in Pune.
Ausnahmen (Exceptions)¶
Formal Sie is always capitalised, wherever it appears in the sentence. Lower-case sie is "she" or "they" — the capital letter is the only thing separating them.
Formal Sie covers one person or several — it's the same word either way, mapping to Marathi आपण. Informal du (one person) and ihr (several people) are two different words in German, matching Marathi तू / तुम्ही and तुम्ही सगळे.
Merke (Note)
sie / Sie / sie are three different words that look the same. The verb ending and the capital letter tell them apart: sie ist (she is), sie sind (they are), Sie sind (you are, formal).