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Sentence #2030487

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 glavkos glavkos May 20, 2014, edited May 20, 2014 May 20, 2014 at 10:35:35 AM UTC, edited May 20, 2014 at 10:36:02 AM UTC link Permalink

why not "Sie haben mein Leben ruiniert" ?

Trinkschokolade Trinkschokolade May 20, 2014 May 20, 2014 at 10:46:05 AM UTC link Permalink

"Sie" could be the formal form of "Du".
To me, the plural "sie" would sound somehow weird in this case.
"Die" is informal for the plural "sie". And you usually don't talk formally about the people who ruined your life, do you?
She wrote "Die" it because she wanted to. The other two options would be OK, too, but would mean different things.

If Pfirsichbaeumchen is of another opinion, why she wrote "Die", she may post it here, and probably will anyway.

Pfirsichbaeumchen Pfirsichbaeumchen May 20, 2014 May 20, 2014 at 11:02:44 AM UTC link Permalink

Es ist so, wie Mari schreibt. Die Demonstrativpronomen „der, die, das“ klingen oft natürlicher als die Personalpronomen „er, sie, es“. Das ist besonders beim „sie“ der 3. Person Plural der Fall.

glavkos glavkos June 26, 2014 June 26, 2014 at 7:48:46 PM UTC link Permalink

ok, thank you both for the detailed explanation.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #2030136They ruined my life..

Die haben mein Leben ruiniert.

added by Pfirsichbaeumchen, November 23, 2012
➜ #2030136They ruined my life.

linked by Pfirsichbaeumchen, November 23, 2012
➜ #4174286Ili fuŝis al mi la vivon.

linked by martinod, April 23, 2017