No. 45 in German
er
"He" (third-person singular masculine pronoun).
In a sentence
Er liest ein Buch.
He is reading a book.
In this sentence, "er" is used as the subject pronoun for a singular male subject, referring to an unspecified male person.
Er ist Lehrer.
He is a teacher.
Here, "er" functions similarly as a subject pronoun for a singular male subject, indicating the person being referred to is a male teacher.
Gestern habe ich ihn gesehen, aber er hat mich nicht gesehen.
Yesterday, I saw him, but he did not see me.
In this example, "er" appears again as a subject pronoun referring to a singular male person in the second clause, emphasizing the subject in relation to another event.
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