Pronouns Flashcards
jag
i/i’m
singular, first-person
used when you are the subject
the ‘g’ is often dropped when spoken but is always written
mig
me/myself
singular, first-person
used when you are the object¨
informally written as ‘mej’
dig
you/yourself
singular, second person
used when one person is the object
(jag ser dig´- I see you)
informally written as ‘dej’
du
you (informal)
singular, second person
used when one person is the subject
(du ser mig - you see me)
DU REFORMAN
du was popularised in the 1960s as the universal form of address so is now the pronoun used most frequently by everyone
ni
you (formal)
plural, second person
used when more than one person is the subject
(ni ser oss - you see us)
originally used to address people of a lower social status
ni is now considered rude and as du became more popular, ni has fallen out of favour and is hardly used day to day
han
he
singular, third person
hon
she
singular, third person
honom
him
singular, third person
henne
her
singular, third person
hen
him/her/they
singular, third person
used as a gender-neutral term instead of han or hon, although not universally accepted it is used more often as the years go on
since 2015 it has been added to the official Swedish glossary and used certain laws
hans
his
singular, third person
hennes
hers
singular, third person
hens
his/hers/they
singular, third person
er
ert
era
you
plural, second person
used when more than one person is the object
(vi ser er - we see you)
er - en words
ert - ett words
era - plurals
vi
we
plural, first-person
