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Ich habe einen neuen Wagen. Er ist sehr schnell. VS Ich habe einen neuen Wagen. Der ist sehr schnell.

Is it possible to use der instead of er? I have read that some people would not use personal pronouns for objects. This is confussing me...

Tisch (table): Er ist nagel-neu. Magst du ihn? I would prefer to say " Der ist nagel-neu. Magst du den"? Am I wrong?

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  • Related: german.stackexchange.com/questions/46226 (about personal pronouns referring to inanimage objects), german.stackexchange.com/questions/29013 (about personal pronouns vs. the demonstrative pronouns der/die/das)
    – amadeusamadeus
    Commented Jul 5, 2021 at 14:01
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    This seems to be more about the difference between the personal pronoun er, and the demonstrative pronoun der. If it's something you've read, it would be helpful to give a link to it.
    – RDBury
    Commented Jul 5, 2021 at 14:11
  • I think the question is actually based on an unfounded assumption: As a native speaker, I see no problem in using personal pronouns for objects and have never heard of such. Hence I'm inclined to vote to close the question -- if personal pronouns can be used for inanimate objects is at least implicitly answered by the first question linked above. When to use personal pronouns and when demonstrative pronouns (der/die/das) is topic of the second linked question.
    – amadeusamadeus
    Commented Jul 5, 2021 at 14:12
  • @amadeusamadeus: I haven't heard of such a rule, or even a preference, either, which is why I like to where the OP is getting this information. German has many accents and varieties, so perhaps it's a regional thing, or maybe it's just one individual's way of speaking, or just someone who's misinformed and is passing it around. In the third case then I'd say definitely close the question and chalk it up to people not being careful enough about what they read on the internet.
    – RDBury
    Commented Jul 5, 2021 at 17:08
  • german.stackexchange.com/questions/784/… One person in this forum says: "Für Dinge würde ich niemals er/sie benutzen, es nur selten, aber auch das ist vermutlich regional unterschiedlich".
    – ChaiLatte
    Commented Jul 5, 2021 at 18:29

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