A personal pronoun is used when you talk about persons or things. It is necessary to have a subject in the sentence because the verb does not conjugate in the different persons (see 1.Verbs). If there is no noun or name, you must remember to use a personal pronoun.
Jeg kommer for sent.
I am late.
Den er stor.
It is big.
Han lærer dansk.
He is learning Danish
Personal pronouns
Person
Singular
Plural
1st. person
I
we
2nd. person
you
you
3rd. person
he, she, it
they
De is used in formal situations, and when we are being polite. It is always written with a capital D in the 2nd. person singular. I, in the 2nd. person plural, is also written with a capital I.
Comparison:
The personal pronouns are used in the same way in English and in Danish. However, there is no special polite form of address such as De, we use you.
3 Stedord
3.1 Personlige stedord
Personlige stedord bruges, når man fortæller om personer eller ting. Det er nødvendigt med et grundled i sætningen, fordi udsagnsord ikke bøjes i personer (se 1. Udsagnsord). Hvis der ikke er et navneord eller et navn, skal man huske at bruge et personligt stedord.
Jeg kommer for sent.
Den er stor.
Han lærer dansk.
Personlige stedord
Person
Ental
Flertal
1. person
jeg
vi
2. person
du
I
3. person
han, hun, den, det
de
De bruger man, når man er høflig. Det skrives altid med stort D i 2. person ental. I i 2. person flertal skrives også med stort.
