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Gender agreement

In English, only pronouns referring to people show gender differentiation (the woman - she/her, the man - he/him). In German, pronouns referring to objects also show gender differentiation. Thus er / ihn / ihm are used to refer to masculine nouns, sie / sie / ihr to refer to feminine nouns, and es / es / ihm to refer to neuter nouns. All translate into English as "it."

Ich möchte diese Jacke, aber ich kann sie mir nicht leisten.
Er braucht ein
en Wagen, aber er kann ihn sich nicht leisten.
I would like this jacket, but I can't afford it.
He needs a car, but he can't afford it.
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