אותי / אותך / אותו

Direct Object Pronouns

Level 2

אותי means me, אותו means him or it, and אותה means her or it. These forms replace a complete definite direct object phrase.

How It Works

The Personal Forms

Learn אותי, אותך, אותו, אותה, אותנו, אתכם, אתכן, אותם and אותן. Unpointed אותך covers male and female singular addressees, with different pronunciations. Choose the person and gender of the object, not of the speaker.

Replace the Whole Object

היא רואה אותי means she sees me. For a book already mentioned, אני קורא אותו means I am reading it because ספר is masculine. A feminine object such as מחברת is referred to with אותה.

Keep Other Relationships

Use these forms only where the verb takes a direct object. אני עוזר לה, I help her, keeps the verb’s ל-relationship rather than changing it to אותה. The accompaniment form איתו means with him and is distinct from אותו.

Examples (4)

  1. היא רואה אותי.

    She sees me.

    אותי is the object and היא is the subject.

  2. אני רואה אותה.

    I see her.

    The female person is the object.

  3. אני קורא אותו.

    I am reading it.

    It can refer to the masculine noun ספר.

  4. אנחנו מכירים אתכם.

    We know you.

    אתכם refers to male or mixed plural addressees.

Common Mistakes

  • Using an independent pronoun after את for this direct object.

    אני רואה את היא.
    אני רואה אותה.

    Use the learned personal object form אותה.

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אותי / אותך / אותוLevel 2Direct Object Pronouns

Learn This First

Replace a definite direct object with the corresponding personal form.

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Patterns that build on this one.