Subject (Nom.) Direct Objects (Acc.) Indirect Objects (Dat.)
ich I mich me mir (to) me
du you (fam.) dich you dir (to) you
er he ihn him ihm (to) him
sie she sie her ihr (to) her
es it es it ihm (to) it
wir we uns us uns (to) us
ihr you (pl.) euch you euch (to) you
sie they sie them ihnen (to) them
Sie you (pol.) Sie you Ihnen (to) you
antworten to answer (a person) The following four need an object as
a subject:
schenken to give schaden to be harmful to
bringen to bring schmecken to taste good to
danken to thank stehen to suit
zuh?ren to listen to passen to fit
geh?ren to belong to The following two need the subject and
object
inverted from the original English construction:
glauben to believe
helfen to help