ABSTRACT

Subject pronouns Object pronouns Reflexive pronouns

Singular 1 jag I mig me mig (mej)me/myself

2 du you dig you dig (dej) you/yourself ni you er er you (see 5.2 (1)

below)

3 han he honom him sig (sej) him/himself hon she henne her sig (sej) her/herself den it den it sig (sej) it/itself det it det it sig (sej) it/itself

Plural 1 vi we oss us oss we/ourselves

2 ni you er you er you/yourselves

3 de (dom) they dem (dom) them sig (sej) them/themselves

1 du/ni: In the singular most people now use the familiar du. Although ni is sometimes still used as a polite form of address to people being served in restaurants, shops, airports, etc., to many Swedes ni now sounds old-fashioned and stand-offish. (See also 5.7.) Note the following idiomatic expressions:

Du, kan du hjälpa mig? I say/Hey, can you give me a hand?