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sie.

she; her

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

pron/ziː/standard/zə/colloquial
  1. she; her

    feminine
    Ist sie noch krank?
    Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili.
  2. it (with grammatically feminine subjects, i.e. those for which the article die – pronounced dee – is used)

    feminine
    Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen.
    Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast jemand von euch sie gesehen?
  3. he (when a grammatically feminine word is used to refer to a person, regardless of their sex)

    feminine · formal
    Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht.
    Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German siu, si, from Old High German siu, si, from Proto-West Germanic *si(j)u, *sī, from Proto-Germanic *sī (see Proto-Germanic *iz). Cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐌹 (si) and Old English sēo f (“that one”).

pron/ziː/standard/zə/colloquial
  1. they; them

    plural
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German sie, si (neuter siu), from Old High German sie (masculine plural), sio (feminine plural), siu (neuter plural).

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