Personal pronouns
Subject pronouns: jeg, du, han/hun/den/det, vi, I, de
Can use Danish subject and object pronouns correctly
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Kan du hjælpe mig med det?
Can you help me with it?
Jeg hedder Erik, og hun hedder Astrid.
My name is Erik, and her name is Astrid.
De bor i København, og vi bor i Aarhus.
They live in Copenhagen, and we live in Aarhus.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Danish personal pronouns: jeg, du, han/hun, den/det, vi, I, de. Object forms: mig, dig, ham, hende, os, jer, dem.
Learners confuse den/det and misspell 'I' (you plural) without capital letter.
Common Error Patterns
Confusing den (common) and det (neuter) for 'it'
Use 'den' for en-words and 'det' for et-words: en bog → den, et hus → det.
Writing 'i' instead of 'I' for you (plural)
'I' (you plural) is always capitalized in Danish. Lowercase 'i' means 'in'.
Kan du hjælpe mig med det?
Can you help me with it?
'Du' = you. 'Mig' = me (object form of jeg). 'Det' = it (neuter gender).
Jeg hedder Erik, og hun hedder Astrid.
My name is Erik, and her name is Astrid.
'Jeg' [jaj] = I. 'Hun' = she. Danish uses 'du' universally — formal 'De' is very rare.
De bor i København, og vi bor i Aarhus.
They live in Copenhagen, and we live in Aarhus.
'De' [di] = they. Not to be confused with formal 'De' (you, very rare).
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises