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 |
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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.