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German pronouns describe a set of German words with specific functions. As with other pronouns, they are frequently employed as the subject or object of a clause, acting as substitutes for nouns or noun phrases, but are also used in relative clauses to relate the main clause to a subordinate one. ==Classification and usage== Germanic pronouns are divided into several groups; *Personal pronouns, which apply to an entity, such as the speaker or third parties; *Possessive pronouns, which describe ownership of objects, institutions, etc.; *Demonstrative pronouns; * *Determinative pronouns; *Reflexive pronouns, in which the subject is also one of the objects; *Relative pronouns, which connect clauses; *Interrogative pronouns, which are used in questions, such as ''who?''; *Indefinite pronouns, which denote entities of quantities. The German pronouns must always have the same gender, same number, and same case as their antecedents. In German, a pronoun may have a certain position in the sentence under special circumstances. First and second person pronouns usually do not, and they can be used anywhere in the sentence—except in certain poetical or informal contexts. : "Das im Schrank" (''the thing in the cupboard'') : "Das auf dem Tisch" (''the thing on the table'') There are also genitive direct objects. But the genitive object, other than accusative or dative objects, is somewhat outdated: : OLD: "Ich erinnere mich ihrer" (MODERN: "Ich erinnere mich an sie.") (''I remember her.'') : OLD: "Ich erinnere mich seiner" (MODERN: "Ich erinnere mich an ihn.") : OLD: "Ich entsinne mich ihrer" (MODERN: "Ich erinnere mich an sie.") In Modern German, "erinnern" rather takes the prepositional phrase with the preposition ''an''. However, some verbs cannot be constructed otherwise, and thus genitive objects remain common language to some degree. This is true for "entsinnen" (which is archaic in itself), but also for sentences such as: : OLD AND MODERN: "Laßt uns der Opfer gedenken." (''Let us commemorate the victims.'') : OLD AND MODERN: "Ich klage Herrn Max Mustermann des Mordes an." (''I accuse Mr. Thomas Atkins of murder.'') The two noun and pronoun emphasizers "selber" and "selbst" have slightly different meanings than if used with nominal phrases. They normally emphasize the pronoun, but if they are applied to a reflexive pronoun (in the objective case), they emphasize its reflexive meaning. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「German pronouns」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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