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?
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.
Kan du hjælpe mig med det?
Can you help me with it?
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Danish personal pronouns: jeg, du, han/hun, den/det, vi, I, de. Object forms: mig, dig, ham, hende, os, jer, dem.
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesLearners confuse den/det and misspell 'I' (you plural) without capital letter.
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'.
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).
Kan du hjælpe mig med det?
Can you help me with it?
'Du' = you. 'Mig' = me (object form of jeg). 'Det' = it (neuter gender).
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises