"Ich sehe sie im Restaurant."

Translation: I see them at the restaurant.

[liminal]

how do i know sie means 'them' and not 'her' in this case?

[Katherle]

You don't - both "them" and "her" are possible translations here.

[SinisterWink]

and also it have to be in context.

[Zek256]

The word sie is used for both her and she. Which is different than the others such as Er = he and ihn = him

[Jd_jd_jd]

Why is "I see her in the restaurant" incorrect?

[ZuMako8_Momo]

I think that is accepted now

[fedorabeard]

could someone please explain why this sentence works? "I see she in the restaurant" doesn't work in English. Why can it be said in German?

[ZuMako8_Momo]

In English, the declensions are different; "she" is nominative, and "her" is accusative AND dative AND genitive. In German, „sie“ is nominative AND accusative, but „ihr“ is dative and „ihrer“ is genitive.

[SylviaLevi7]

In the restaurant is perfectly acceptable for this I think. Despite somebody saying it had been corrected 4 months ago, it hasn't been.