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Pronoun

er

Pronunciation: /eːr/

he

The German pronoun er means he in English.

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All meanings of er

Pronoun
  1. he
  2. Used in reference to a computer or other machine when personifying it; it
  3. it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der))
  4. she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der))

er in a German sentence

Wenn er traurig ist, zieht er sich zurück.

When he is sad, he withdraws.

Forms of er

Nom. / Akk. / Dat.: erihnihm

Not the word you meant? See also der Er (Noun).