Personal pronouns in dative

A2 · Elementary · Cases & Verbs

The rule

mir, dir, ihm, ihr, ihm, uns, euch, ihnen.

How it works

The dative personal pronouns are mir, dir, ihm, ihr, uns, euch and ihnen. They replace the indirect object after verbs such as helfen, danken, geben and gefallen: Er hilft mir. Remember that ihm (to him or to it) and ihr (to her) are dative, while ihn and sie are accusative.

When to use it

Use mir, dir, ihm, ihr, uns, euch and ihnen as the indirect object.

Use cases

Examples

Common mistake

Using the accusative form ihn/sie for the indirect object.

Memory tip

Dative pronouns: mir, dir, ihm, ihr, uns, euch, ihnen.

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