pronoun
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'ich' is the German first-person singular nominative pronoun meaning 'I' (yo). Forms: nominative ich, accusative mich, dative mir, genitive meiner. Used for subject position. Note orthography: normally lowercase 'ich' except at sentence start. Not reflexive by itself; reflexive constructions use 'mich/mir' with reflexive verbs.
Examples
Ich komme später.
I'll come later.
Das Wort 'ich' stand in der Abschrift, nachdem der Angestellte es geschrieben hatte.
The word 'ich' appeared in the transcript after the employee had written it.
Details
Mnemonics
Point to yourself when saying 'ich'.
Sounds like the English short 'ich' (no direct sound-alike) — remember it's the first-person pronoun.
Notes
'Ich' is the nominative first-person singular pronoun.