The subject pronouns, as in English, are generally always required in German sentences. Subject pronouns are part of the
nominative case in German. More about that later, but for now, here are the subject pronouns:
ich I (FYI: ich is always lowercase in German unless it is the first word in a sentence)
du you (second person, singular)
er he
sie she
es it
wir we
ihr you (second person, plural)
sie they
There is also the polite form,
Sie, which is always capitalized and is both singular and plural. It means "you" and is used to address one or more persons in a formal setting. Below is a regular German verb conjugated, using the verb
, sagen (
to say):
ich sage
du sagst
er/sie/es sagt
wir sagen
ihr sagt
sie sagen
Sie sagen
