er, sie or es?

When referring back to a singular noun in these examples, use the pronoun matching its grammatical gender:

• der Vater → er
• die Mutter → sie
• das Kind → es

Things too: der Tisch → er, das Handy → es. Do not use es for every object. With people, pronouns may also follow the person’s gender, so das Mädchen can be referred to as sie.