вам

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See also: Вам and -вам

Belarusian

Pronunciation

Pronoun

вам (vam)

  1. dative plural of вы (vy)

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vamъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -am

Pronoun

вам (vam) (personal)

  1. (dated) full form of the second-person plural pronoun in the dative case, used as the indirect object of a verb; to you, for you, you
    Вам двамата съобщиха ли новината?
    Vam dvamata sǎobštiha li novinata?
    Was the news communicated to you two?

Usage notes

The full dative form is considered outdated and is usually substituted by the preposition на (na) and the accusative form:

На вас двамата съобщиха ли новината?
Na vas dvamata sǎobštiha li novinata?
Did they inform you two of the news?

Related terms

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Pronoun

вам (vam)

  1. Long indirect object form of вие (vie).

Usage notes

  • This pronoun form is often incorrectly replaced with the direct/prepositional object form "вас".

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vamъ.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

вам (vam)

  1. dative of вы (vy)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronoun

вам (Latin spelling vam)

  1. you (clitic dative plural of ти̑ (you))
  2. (emphatic, possessive, dative) your, of yours (clitic dative plural of ти̑ (you))
  3. (emphatic, formal) Used to reinforce a statement that is thought to be of interest to the listener, usually referring to oneself or third parties.

Declension

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Pronoun

вам (vam)

  1. dative of ви (vy)