{"id":4757,"date":"2013-07-31T16:06:49","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T16:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=4757"},"modified":"2013-09-17T15:53:31","modified_gmt":"2013-09-17T15:53:31","slug":"on-me-auf-mir-or-auf-mich-the-german-reflexive-pronoun-sich-and-the-dative-and-accusative-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/on-me-auf-mir-or-auf-mich-the-german-reflexive-pronoun-sich-and-the-dative-and-accusative-case\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOn me\u201d: \u201cAuf mir\u201d or \u201cauf mich\u201d – German personal pronouns in the dative and accusative case"},"content":{"rendered":"

I received the question whether it is auf mich<\/i><\/b> or auf mir<\/i><\/b>, which are translated as \u201con me\u201d in English. The good news is that both forms exist in German and thus they are both correct. The bad news is: Both forms are not interchangeable at will. Which form you have to use is dependent on the grammatical case of the object, that is, the personal pronoun. Is it either dative or accusative?<\/p>\n

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Singular<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Plural<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Dative<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Accusative<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Dative<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Accusative<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

1st<\/sup> person<\/td>\nmir – me<\/td>\nmich – me<\/td>\nuns – us<\/td>\nuns – us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd<\/sup> person<\/td>\ndir – you<\/td>\ndich – you<\/td>\neuch – you<\/td>\neuch – you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3rd<\/sup> person<\/td>\nihm – him<\/td>\nihn – him<\/td>\nihnen – them<\/td>\nsie – them<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nihr – her<\/td>\nsie \u00a0– her<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nihm – it<\/td>\nes – it<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Example sentences in the dative case\u00a0(“auf mir”)<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The personal pronouns\u00a0mir, dir, ihm, <\/em><\/strong>ihr, <\/em><\/strong>and<\/em> ihnen<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0indicate the dative case.<\/p>\n

1. Ein Fluch liegt auf mir \/ dir \/ ihm \/ ihr \/ ihm \/ uns \/ euch \/ ihnen. \u2013 A curse rests on me \/ you \/ him \/ her \/ it \/ us \/ you \/ them.<\/p>\n

2. Eine Last liegt auf mir \/ dir \/ ihm \/ ihr \/ ihm \/ uns \/ euch \/ ihnen. \u2013 A burden rests on me \/ you \/ him \/ her \/ it \/ us \/ you \/ them.<\/p>\n

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Example\u00a0 sentences with\u00a0auf mich<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n

The personal pronouns\u00a0mich, dich, ihn, sie, <\/em><\/strong>and<\/em> es<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0indicate the accusative case.<\/p>\n

1. Die Rechnung geht auf mich \/ dich \/ ihn \/ sie \/ uns \/ euch \/ sie. \u2013 This is my \/ your\/ his \/ her \/ our \/ their treat. (lit.<\/span><\/strong><\/span> The bill is on me \/ you \/ him \/ her \/ us \/ you \/ them.)<\/p>\n

2. Wir trinken auf mich \/ mich \/ etc. \u2013 We are drinking a toast on me \/ you \/ etc.<\/p>\n

3. Sie nimmt R\u00fccksicht auf mich \/ dich \/ etc. \u2013 She is considerate of me \/ you \/ etc. (lit. She takes consideration on me \/ you \/ etc.)<\/p>\n

4. Die Runde geht auf mich \/ dich \/ etc. \u2013 I \/ you \/ etc. stand the next round. (lit. The round is on me \/ you \/ etc.)<\/p>\n

As you can see, there is no distinction – regarding the form – between dative “us” (uns) and accusative “us” (uns) as well as dative “you” (euch) and accusative “you” (euch).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I received the question whether it is auf mich or auf mir, which are translated as \u201con me\u201d in English. The good news is that both forms exist in German and thus they are both correct. The bad news is: Both forms are not interchangeable at will. Which form you have to use is dependent…<\/p>\n

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