ihm

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German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -iːm
  • (colloquially in unstressed position) IPA(key): /əm/

Pronoun

ihm

  1. (personal) dative of er; him, to him (indirect object); for him (in some cases).
    Könntest du ihm deinen Stift geben? (
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    )
    Could you give him your pen?
    Schnell! Gib ihm das! (
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    )
    Quickly! Give that to him!
  2. (personal) dative of es; to it (indirect object); for it (in some cases).

Further reading

  • “ihm” in Duden online
  • “ihm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German him, from Old High German himo, from Proto-West Germanic *himmā, from Proto-Germanic *himmai.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ihm

  1. stressed dative of er.
  2. stressed dative of es.

Inflection

Hunsrik personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative
Proclitic Enclitic str. unstr. str. unstr.
1st person singular ich

eich

-ich mich

meich

meer mer

m'r

2nd person singular
(informal) 		du

dau/Dau

-du, -de

-Dau, -De

dich

deich/Deich

deer der

d'r/D'r

3rd person singular (m.) er; där -er ihn en ihm em
3rd person singular (f.) sie; die -se sie / ihns se eer

ehr

re
3rd person singular (n.) es; das

et, 't

's es

et

-et, -'t

ihm em
1st person plural meer mer uns

uhs

2nd person plural deer

Ehr, Dehr

der eich

Auch

3rd person plural sie; die -se sie se denne

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German him, from Old High German himo, from Proto-West Germanic *himmā, from Proto-Germanic *himmai. Compare German ihm.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ihm

  1. dative of er: him, to him
  2. dative of es: it, to it

Declension

Pennsylvania German personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person 2nd person
familiar 		2nd person
polite/formal 		3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m f n
nominative ich du
de1 		dihr
der1
Sie 		er sie
se1 		es mir
mer1 		dihr
der1 		sie
dative mir
mer1 		dir
der1 		eich
Ihne
Ne1 		ihm
em1 		ihre
re1 		ihm
em1 		uns eich ihne
ne1
accusative mich dich eich
Sie 		ihn
en1 		sie
se1 		es sie

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