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Questions & Answers about De buren roepen mij.
Why does this sentence use mij instead of me?
Both mij and me mean 'me'. The word mij is the strong or stressed form. You use mij when you want to put focus on the fact that they are calling you specifically, and not someone else. If you just want to state the fact without any special emphasis, you would use me.
How can I tell that De buren (the neighbors) is plural?
There are two clues here. First, the noun ends in -en (buur becomes buren). Second, the verb roepen is in its full plural form. If it were just one neighbor, the sentence would use a singular subject and verb, like De buurman roept (The male neighbor calls).
Can I use roepen if the neighbors are calling me on the telephone?
No, roepen means to call out physically using your voice, like shouting or yelling for someone to come over. If the neighbors are calling you on the phone, you would use a completely different verb: bellen.
Why is the object pronoun mij at the very end of the sentence?
This is a simple sentence that follows the Subject-Verb-Object word order, exactly like English. De buren is the subject doing the action, roepen is the verb in the second position, and mij is the object receiving the action, so it comes right after the verb.