mig/dig/honom/henne
Object Pronouns
Use these words when someone is the receiver of an action. For example, 'Jag ser dig' (I see you).
How It Works
Object pronouns are used when a person is the direct or indirect object of a verb. They answer the question 'Whom?' or 'What?' after the verb.
1. After a Verb
The most common use is directly after the verb. The structure is typically: Subject + Verb + Object Pronoun.
- Jag ser dig. (I see you.)
- Hon älskar honom. (She loves him.)
2. After a Preposition
Object pronouns are also used after prepositions like till (to), från (from), and med (with).
- Han ger boken till mig. (He gives the book to me.)
- Jag fick ett brev från henne. (I got a letter from her.)
Use the object form when the pronoun functions as an object or as the complement of these prepositions. Merely following a verb does not make a pronoun an object: in Ser du mig?, du is the subject and mig is the object. For the plural forms, see oss/er/dem.
Examples (5)
- Hon ser mig.
She sees me.
Word by Word: She sees me.
- Jag älskar dig.
I love you.
Word by Word: I love you.
- Vi hjälper honom med läxan.
We are helping him with the homework.
Word by Word: We help him with the-homework.
- Känner du henne?
Do you know her?
Word by Word: Know you her?
- Han pratar med mig.
He is talking with me.
Word by Word: He talks with me.
Here, 'mig' is used after the preposition 'med' (with).
Common Mistakes
Using the subject form (jag, du, han, hon) instead of the object form.
Hon ser jag.Hon ser mig.Mig is the object of ser in this sentence; hon is its subject. In an inverted question, the subject can also follow the verb: Ser jag henne? Position alone does not select the object form.
How It Connects
Learn This First
To understand object pronouns, you first need to be familiar with the subject pronouns they correspond to. You also need a basic grasp of Swedish word order and verb usage to see how these pronouns function as the object of an action.
- Basic pronouns
Learners must first understand the subject forms of personal pronouns (jag, du, han, hon) before learning their corresponding object forms.
Foundations - Word order basics
Understanding basic SVO (Subject-Verb-Object) structure is necessary to know where to place object pronouns in a sentence.
Foundations - Basic verb conjugation
Object pronouns are typically used after a verb, so the ability to form basic sentences with conjugated verbs is required.
Foundations
Related Patterns
- oss/er/demPlural Object Pronouns
These are the plural object pronouns ('us', 'you (pl.)', 'them'). They follow the same grammatical rules as the singular forms.
Level 1 - hans/hennesHis/hers
It's important to distinguish object pronouns from possessive pronouns. 'honom' means 'him' (object), while 'hans' means 'his' (possessive). 'henne' means 'her' (object), while 'hennes' means 'her/hers' (possessive).
Level 1
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
- Requesting assistanceLevel 1
- sigOneself (Reflexive)Level 2
- be någon attAsk Someone toLevel 3
- Phrasal verbsLevel 3
- Prepositional verbsLevel 3
- låtaLet/have (Causative)Level 4
- gentemotTowards/vis-à-visLevel 4
- göra + AdjectiveMake + AdjectiveLevel 4
And 2 more in the full list.
Words in This Pattern
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