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Pronouns are used as a substitute to nouns. They are a great way to make texts more natural with more varied language. We categorise them as subjective, objective, possessive, demonstrative and reflexive pronouns.
Subjective personal pronouns
Subjective personal pronouns
Jeg - I
Du - You
Han - He
Hun - She
Vi - We
Dere - You (plural)
De - They
Objective personal pronouns
Objective personal pronouns
Meg - Me
Deg - You
Ham - Him
Henne - Her
Den - It (masc/ fem nouns)
Det - It (neuter)
Oss - Us
Dere - You (plural)
Dem - Them
Possessive personal pronouns
Possessive personal pronouns
Fem/Masc/Neut/Pl. - English
Mi/Min/Mitt/Mine -Mine
Di/Din/Ditt/Dine -Yours
Hans/Hans/Hans/Hans -His
Hennes/Hennes/Hennes/Hennes -Hers
Dens - Its (masc/fem)
Dets - Its (neut)
Vår/Vår/Vårt/Våre - Ours
Deres/Deres/Deres/Deres -Yours (plural)
Deres/Deres/Deres/Deres -Theirs
Reflexive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
These are identical to objective pronouns except for him, her and them
Meg - Myself
Deg - Yourself
Seg - Himself
Seg - Herself
Oss - Ourselves
Dere - Yourselves(pl)
Seg - Themselves(pl)
Demonstrative pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns
Denne - This (masc/fem)
Dette - This (neut)
Den - That/It (masc/fem)
Det - That/It (neut)
Disse - These(plural)
De - Those (plural)
Example sentences
Example sentences
The examples are written in the present tense
Subjective pronouns
Jeg er den eldste i familien
I am the oldest in the family
Du spør læreren et spørsmål
You ask the teacher a question
Han sover til klokka elleve
He sleeps till eleven o'clock
Hun tar mange notater i timen
She takes many notes in class
Vi snakker om skolen
We are talking about school
Dere forsvarer landet
You (pl) are defending the country
De studerer til eksamen
They are studying for the exam
Objective pronouns
Han passerer meg på gaten
He passes me on the street
Firmaet sponser deg
The firm is sponsoring you
Gutten beundrer ham
The boy admires him
Vi erstatter henne
We are replacing her
Han henter den (en hund / ei avis) i parken
He picks it up tomorrow
De kaster det (et smykke) over gjerdet
They throw it over the fence
Alle snakker om oss
Everyone is talking about us
Gutten overrasker dere
The boy surprises you (pl)
Mannen bruker dem raskt
The man spends them quickly
Possessive pronouns
Mine:
Det er mi jakke
Det er min bil
Det er mitt bord
Det er mine bøker
Yours:
Det er di jakke
Det er din bil
Det er ditt bord
Det er dine bøker
His:
Det er hans jakke
Det er hans bil
Det er hans bord
Det er hans bøker
Hers:
Det er hennes jakke
Det er hennes bil
Det er hennes bord
Det er hennes bøker
Its(masc/fem):
Det er dens jakke
Det er dens bil
Det er dens bord
Det er dens bøker
Its(neut):
Det er dets jakke
Det er dets bil
Det er dets bord
Det er dets bøker
Ours:
Det er vår jakke
Det er vår bil
Det er vårt bord
Det er våre bøker
Yours(pl):
Det er deres jakke
Det er deres bil
Det er deres bord
Det er deres bøker
Theirs:
Same as for yours(pl)
Demonstrative pronouns
Denne hunden kommer fra USA
This dog comes from the US
Dette treet er vakkert
This tree is beautiful
Den hunden er hvit
That dog is white
Det treet er høyt
That tree is tall
Disse hundene er huskyer
These dogs are Huskys
De hundene er godt trent
Those dogs are well trained
Reflexive pronouns
Myself:
Jeg ser meg i speilet
I see myself in the mirror
Yourself:
Du spør deg ett spørsmål
You ask yourself a question
Himself:
Han skader seg ute
He hurts himself outside
Herself:
Hun kaster seg
She throws herself
Ourselves :
Vi koser oss
We are enjoying ourselves
Yourselves:
Dere vasker dere
You wash yourselves
Themselves:
De ser seg i speilet
They see themselves in the mirror
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