er — he; it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der))
er is the #23 most common word in German, a pronoun. It means “he; it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der))” and is pronounced /eːr/.
#23frequency rank
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of er
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ich | I · nominative sg. | the he |
| du | nominative sg. | the he |
| -e | nominative sg. | the he |
| er | he/she · nominative sg. · masc. | the he |
| sie | he/she · nominative sg. · femi. | the he |
| -se | he/she · nominative sg. · femi. | the he |
| es | he/she · nominative sg. · neut. | the he |
| wir | we · nominative pl. | hes |
| ihr | nominative pl. | hes |
| sie | they · nominative pl. | hes |
| -se | they · nominative pl. | hes |
| Sie | nominative | the he |
| Ihr | nominative | the he |
| meiner | I · genitive sg. | of the he |
| mein | I · genitive sg. | of the he |
| deiner | genitive sg. | of the he |
| dein | genitive sg. | of the he |
| seiner | he/she · genitive sg. · masc. | of the he |
| sein | he/she · genitive sg. · masc. | of the he |
| ihrer | he/she · genitive sg. · femi. | of the he |
| seiner | he/she · genitive sg. · neut. | of the he |
| sein | he/she · genitive sg. · neut. | of the he |
| unser | we · genitive pl. | of the hes |
| euer | genitive pl. | of the hes |
| ihrer | they · genitive pl. | of the hes |
| Ihrer | genitive | of the he |
| Euer | genitive | of the he |
| mir | I · dative sg. | to the he |
| dir | dative sg. | to the he |
| ihm | he/she · dative sg. · masc. | to the he |
| ihr | he/she · dative sg. · femi. | to the he |
| ihm | he/she · dative sg. · neut. | to the he |
| uns | we · dative pl. | to the hes |
| euch | dative pl. | to the hes |
| ihnen | they · dative pl. | to the hes |
| Ihnen | dative | to the he |
| Euch | dative | to the he |
| mich | I · accusative sg. | the he (object) |
| dich | accusative sg. | the he (object) |
| ihn | he/she · accusative sg. · masc. | the he (object) |
| sie | he/she · accusative sg. · femi. | the he (object) |
| -se | he/she · accusative sg. · femi. | the he (object) |
| es | he/she · accusative sg. · neut. | the he (object) |
| uns | we · accusative pl. | the hes (object) |
| euch | accusative pl. | the hes (object) |
| sie | they · accusative pl. | the hes (object) |
| -se | they · accusative pl. | the hes (object) |
| Sie | accusative | the he (object) |
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