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German pronoun · CEFR A1

sie

Meaning in English: she, they; her, them

Rank 14 of 5,000pronounLevel A12 forms in the list
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Example

Sie arbeitet als Ärztin in einem Krankenhaus.

She works as a doctor in a hospital.

Forms of sie in the top 5,000

These forms of sie are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

ihnen#113
them, to them; Ihnen = youA1

Ich habe ihnen gestern eine Nachricht geschrieben.
I sent them a message yesterday.

How common is sie?

sie is number 14 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 8,386 times per million words — about once every 120 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 22% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 10vonfrom, of, by
  2. 11imin the (in + dem)
  3. 12istis
  4. 13aufon, onto; open
  5. 14sieshe, they; her, them
  6. 15eina, an; one
  7. 16sichoneself, himself, herself, themselves
  8. 17einea, an (feminine); one
  9. 18esit

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