mig / þig / hann / hana
Object Pronouns (Accusative)
mig me · þig you · hann him · hana her · það it · okkur us · ykkur you all · þá / þær / þau them.
How It Works
Subject and accusative side by side
- ég → mig, þú → þig
- hann → hann, hún → hana, það → það
- við → okkur, þið → ykkur
- þeir → þá, þær → þær, þau → þau
When to use it
- As the direct object of most verbs: Ég elska þig. Ég hitti þá í gær. See The Accusative.
- After prepositions that take the accusative, such as fyrir (for) and um (about): Þetta er fyrir þig.
- In fixed phrases like hringja í (call): Hringdu í mig.
Watch out
Some verbs take the dative instead: Ég hjálpa honum, not hann. See Dative Pronouns. A few verbs even put the person who feels something in the accusative: mig langar (I want).
Word order
A short object pronoun comes before ekki: Ég þekki hana ekki. (I don't know her.) See Not (ekki).
Examples (6)
- Sérðu mig?
Can you see me?
Word by Word: See-you me?
sérðu is sérð þú joined together.
- Ég elska þig.
I love you.
Word by Word: I love you.
- Ég þekki hana.
I know her.
Word by Word: I know her.
hún becomes hana as an object.
- Ég hitti þá í gær.
I met them yesterday.
Word by Word: I met them in yesterday.
þá is the object form of þeir, so they are men or masculine nouns.
- Hringdu í mig á morgun.
Call me tomorrow.
Word by Word: Ring-you in me on morning.
hringja í takes the accusative.
- Þetta er fyrir þig.
This is for you.
Word by Word: This is for you.
fyrir takes the accusative here.
Common Mistakes
Using the subject form as the object.
Ég elska þú.Ég elska þig.The person you love is the object, so þú becomes þig.
Keeping hún as an object.
Ég þekki hún.Ég þekki hana.hún is only the subject form. As an object it is hana.
Keeping þeir as an object.
Ég hitti þeir í gær.Ég hitti þá í gær.þeir becomes þá when it is the object.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Object pronouns build on the subject pronouns and the idea of case.
Related Patterns
- mér / þér / honum / henniDative Pronouns
Some verbs and prepositions take the dative forms instead.
Level 1 - The Accusative (þolfall)
Object pronouns are the accusative of the personal pronouns.
Level 2 - við / þið / þeir / þær / þauPlural Personal Pronouns
The plural pronouns have the object forms okkur, ykkur and þá.
Level 1 - mig langarWanting (Mig Langar)
mig langar puts the person who wants something in the accusative.
Level 1 - Prepositions With the Accusative
um and the other accusative prepositions always take these same forms: um mig, um hana.
Level 3
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
Words in This Pattern
Practice mig / þig / hann / hana in Bubblegum
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