Nathalie,
Consider the following sentence:
Folgen Sie mir! / Follow me!
Mir is the appropriate pronoun. Mich is not, because folgen is a dative verb.
Consider the following sentence:
Koennen wir Sie/Ihnen folgen? Some say Sie is the appropriate pronoun, others say Ihnen is the appropriate pronoun.
Which pronoun is correct?
Dative Verbs
ihnen
Why?
ihnen
Hi,
The appropriate pronoun is "ihnen". The verb folgen is a dative verb. In general "Sie" changes in the dative case to "ihnen". "she"/sie changes to "ihr" , "they"/sie and "formal you"/Sie changes to "ihnen".
Other examples for dative verbs are; danken=to thank, antworten= to answer, helfen=to help and gefallen=to like.
Examples: Ich danke ihnen. Ich antworte ihnen. Ich helfe ihnen. Ich gefalle ihnen.
I hope this helps!
Paul
The appropriate pronoun is "ihnen". The verb folgen is a dative verb. In general "Sie" changes in the dative case to "ihnen". "she"/sie changes to "ihr" , "they"/sie and "formal you"/Sie changes to "ihnen".
Other examples for dative verbs are; danken=to thank, antworten= to answer, helfen=to help and gefallen=to like.
Examples: Ich danke ihnen. Ich antworte ihnen. Ich helfe ihnen. Ich gefalle ihnen.
I hope this helps!
Paul
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