Examples
We have already met several examples of the accusative of the personal pronoun in set phrases in earlier chapters:
Das freut mich.
(That pleases me.)
Es freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen, Herr Deisler.
(I'm pleased to meet you, Mister Deisler.)
Grüß dich!
(Literally: I greet you.)
Die Frau mag uns, Sebastian.
(The woman likes us, Sebastian.)
once again you should to be careful of German genders when you translate the English pronoun "it":
Der Hund mag die Katze. Der Hund mag sie.
(The dog likes the cat. The dog likes it.)
Die Katze mag den Hund. Die Katze mag ihn.
(The cat likes the dog. The cat likes it.)
Ich mag das Pferd. Ich mag es.
(I like the horse. I like it.)
Hier ist der Kaffee. Ich kaufe ihn.
(Here is the coffee. I'll buy it.)
