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Personal pronouns
Hello and welcome to MySwedish learning corner again! There will be no more hesitation whether to use “de” or “dem” in a sentence after today's lesson. Let's get it started!
Let me start with something that you are probably familiar with. I bet you know the difference between jag and mig. If not, look at the sentences below.
Jag kör en bil .— I drive a car.
Han är i bilen med mig. — He is in the car with me.
I hope that the difference is obvious. We use jag when the person is a subject in the sentence and mig when it is an object.
One small side note. If you read comments on social medias in Swedish you can come across mej which is grammatically incorrect version of mig. Do not write mej if you want to look like you know how to command the language properly.
“De, dem” or even “dom”?
Let's take a look at the probably most problematic personal pronoun in Swedish. One can become confused by de, dem or dom very easily…
