German Conversation · Level 1
85 words
German word
uns
Pronunciation
IPA/ʊns/
Meaning
- pronounus
Example
Er sieht uns jeden Tag.
He sees us every day.
More examples
Kannst du uns helfen?
Can you help us?
Core concept
An action is directed toward the speaker's group, whether it affects the group directly or gives something to it.
Common phrases
für uns
for us
mit uns
with us
Similar words
mir: The speaker is the recipient of something or the beneficiary of an action.
mich: The speaker is directly affected by the action.
wir: The speaker and others perform the action.
Definition in German
Bezeichnet im Akkusativ und Dativ die Gruppe „wir“ als direktes oder indirektes Objekt im Satz.
Word origin
The German object pronoun uns developed from the Old High German form uns, which goes back to Proto-Germanic *uns.
Usage tips
- In a sentence with both objects, dative uns often comes before the accusative object, as in Er gibt uns das Buch.
Other meanings
- to uspronoun
- ourselvespronoun