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Singular Personal Pronouns

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Pratique

Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds

Danish personal pronouns replace nouns to identify who is performing the action, and they are essential for every sentence you build.

  • Use 'jeg' for 'I' (always lowercase unless starting a sentence). Example: Jeg spiser.
  • Use 'du' for 'you' (singular, informal). Example: Du læser.
  • Use 'han' (he), 'hun' (she), or 'den/det' (it) for third-person singular. Example: Han løber.
Subject (Pronoun) + Verb + Object

Personal Pronouns (Subjective)

Person Danish English
1st Sing
jeg
I
2nd Sing
du
you
3rd Sing (M)
han
he
3rd Sing (F)
hun
she
3rd Sing (Common)
den
it
3rd Sing (Neuter)
det
it

Meanings

Personal pronouns are words that replace nouns to refer to people or things performing an action.

1

First-person singular

Refers to the speaker.

“Jeg er glad.”

“Jeg hedder Peter.”

2

Second-person singular

Refers to the person being spoken to.

“Du er sød.”

“Du læser dansk.”

3

Third-person singular (masculine/feminine)

Refers to a person other than the speaker or listener.

“Han spiser et æble.”

“Hun drikker kaffe.”

Reference Table

Reference table for Singular Personal Pronouns
Form Structure Example
Affirmative
Pronoun + Verb
Jeg læser.
Negative
Pronoun + Verb + ikke
Jeg læser ikke.
Question
Verb + Pronoun?
Læser du?
Inverted
Adverb + Verb + Pronoun
Nu læser jeg.
Object
Verb + Object Pronoun
Jeg ser ham.

Espectro de formalidade

Formal
Jeg indtager et måltid.

Jeg indtager et måltid. (Eating)

Neutro
Jeg spiser.

Jeg spiser. (Eating)

Informal
Jeg spiser.

Jeg spiser. (Eating)

Gíria
Jeg æder.

Jeg æder. (Eating)

Pronoun Categories

Pronouns

Singular

  • jeg I
  • du you

Exemplos por nível

1

Jeg er dansk.

I am Danish.

2

Du er sød.

You are sweet.

3

Han er glad.

He is happy.

4

Hun læser.

She is reading.

1

Den er rød.

It is red.

2

Det er en hund.

It is a dog.

3

Jeg spiser ikke kød.

I do not eat meat.

4

Du kommer fra Danmark?

You come from Denmark?

1

Man siger, at det er godt.

One says that it is good.

2

Han sagde, at han var træt.

He said that he was tired.

3

Hun købte den, fordi den var billig.

She bought it because it was cheap.

4

Vi går en tur, hvis det regner.

We go for a walk if it rains.

1

Det er ham, som jeg talte med.

It is him whom I spoke with.

2

Hvis man vil lære dansk, skal man øve sig.

If one wants to learn Danish, one must practice.

3

Hun vidste ikke, hvad hun skulle gøre.

She did not know what she should do.

4

Den bog, som du læser, er meget god.

The book that you are reading is very good.

1

Det er netop ham, vi har ventet på.

It is precisely him we have been waiting for.

2

Man bør overveje konsekvenserne.

One should consider the consequences.

3

Hun, der altid er så hjælpsom, hjalp mig.

She, who is always so helpful, helped me.

4

Det er ikke til at vide, hvad de tænker.

It is impossible to know what they are thinking.

1

Hvorom alting er, så må man handle.

Be that as it may, one must act.

2

Det var hende, der tog beslutningen.

It was her who made the decision.

3

Man kan kun gisne om, hvad der skete.

One can only guess what happened.

4

Den, der søger, skal finde.

He who seeks shall find.

Fácil de confundir

Singular Personal Pronouns vs Den vs Det

Learners don't know which to use.

Erros comuns

✗

Jeg er glad

✓

Jeg er glad.

Missing punctuation.
✗

Jeg spiser

✓

Jeg spiser.

Capitalization error.
✗

Han spiser

✓

Han spiser.

Correct.
✗

Det er en hund

✓

Det er en hund.

Correct.
✗

Den er en hund

✓

Det er en hund

Wrong gender pronoun.
✗

Jeg ikke spiser

✓

Jeg spiser ikke

Word order.
✗

Du spiser?

✓

Spiser du?

Question word order.
✗

Man spiser

✓

Man spiser

Correct.
✗

Hun sagde han var træt

✓

Hun sagde, at han var træt

Missing conjunction.
✗

Det er mig

✓

Det er jeg

Subject vs Object.
✗

Det er hende som...

✓

Det er hende, som...

Missing comma.
✗

Man skal gøre det

✓

Man bør gøre det

Register mismatch.
✗

Hun, der er sød

✓

Hun, som er sød

Relative pronoun usage.

Padrões de frases

___ er glad.

Real World Usage

Texting constant

Jeg kommer nu.

💡

Lowercase Jeg

Always keep 'jeg' lowercase.

Smart Tips

Check capitalization.

Jeg er Jeg. → Jeg er jeg.

Pronúncia

/jɑɪ/

Jeg

Pronounced like 'yai'.

Statement

Jeg spiser ↘

Falling intonation for facts.

Memorize

Mnemônico

Just remember: 'Jeg' is a tiny 'i' (lowercase).

Associação visual

Imagine a mirror: 'Jeg' (I) looks at 'Du' (You).

Rhyme

Jeg is I, Du is you, Danish is easy, it's true!

Story

Jeg (I) walk into a room. I see Du (you) sitting there. Han (he) is reading a book, and Hun (she) is drinking tea. Det (it) is a nice day.

Word Web

jegduhanhundendet

Desafio

Write 5 sentences about your family using only these pronouns.

Notas culturais

Danes are informal; 'du' is used almost everywhere.

Old Norse roots.

Iniciadores de conversa

“

Hvad hedder du?

Temas para diário

Describe your day.

Erros comuns

Incorrect

Correto

Incorrect

Correto

Incorrect

Correto

Incorrect

Correto

Test Yourself

Fill in the blank.

___ er glad.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jeg
Subject pronoun needed.

Score: /1

Exercicios praticos

1 exercises
Fill in the blank.

___ er glad.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jeg
Subject pronoun needed.

Score: /1

Perguntas frequentes (1)

No, only at the start.

Scaffolded Practice

1

1

Mastery Progress

Needs Practice

Improving

Strong

Mastered

In Other Languages

German high

Ich, du, er, sie, es

German verbs conjugate.

Learning Path

Prerequisites

Next
Plural Personal Pronouns

Related Grammar Rules

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