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Pronouns

das Reflexivpronomen

In English: reflexive pronoun

A pronoun that refers back to the subject, used with reflexive verbs: mich, dich, sich, uns, euch, sich. It is in the dative (mir, dir) when the sentence already has an accusative object.

Example: Ich freue mich. Ich wasche mir die Hände.

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das Personalpronomen einander

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