Ihr

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔiːɐ̯/
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Pronoun

Ihr

  2. (archaic) you (polite/formal; both singular and plural)

Usage notes

  • In modern German, Sie (always capitalised) is used instead as the polite/formal you.
  • If Ihr (capitalized) is used (for example, to convey an antique style), its corresponding verb is conjugated identical to the second-person plural pronoun ihr (lowercase).

Declension

German personal pronouns
singular plural singular and plural
1st person 2nd person
familiar1 		3rd person 1st person 2nd person
familiar1 		3rd person 2nd person
polite/formal
m f n
nominative ich du
-e2 		er sie
-se2 		es wir ihr sie
-se2 		Sie
Ihr3
genitive meiner
mein3 		deiner
dein3 		seiner
sein3 		ihrer seiner
sein3 		unser euer ihrer Ihrer
Euer3
dative mir dir ihm ihr ihm uns euch ihnen Ihnen
Euch3
accusative mich dich ihn sie
-se2 		es uns euch sie
-se2 		Sie
Euch3

1These forms are sometimes capitalized, especially in letters.    2enclitic, colloquial    3archaic

Determiner

Ihr

  2. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people))
    Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner?
    Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner?

Declension

Declension of Ihr
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative Ihr Ihre Ihr Ihre
genitive Ihres Ihrer Ihres Ihrer
dative Ihrem Ihrer Ihrem Ihren
accusative Ihren Ihre Ihr Ihre

Nominatives of the possessive determiners:

masculine feminine neuter plural
First-person singular mein meine mein meine
Second-person singular dein deine dein deine
Dein Deine Dein Deine
Third-person singular sein seine sein seine
ihr ihre ihr ihre
First-person plural unser uns(e)re unser uns(e)re
Second-person plural euer eure euer eure
Third-person plural ihr ihre ihr ihre
Second-person formal Ihr Ihre Ihr Ihre


See also

  • dein (“your”) (addressing informally friends, relatives etc.)
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