ihm

German

Alternative forms
  • jm, jhm, ym, yhm (Early New High German)
  • ihme (obsolete)

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /iːm/
  • audio(file)
  • 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?
    Could you give him your pen?
    Schnell! Gib ihm das!
    Quickly! Give this 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-Germanic *himmai.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iːm/

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

Compare German ihm.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iːm/

Pronoun

ihm

  1. to him
  2. to it

Declension
Declension of ihm
Nominative Accusative Dative
1st - Singular ich mich mir
mer (unstressed)
2nd - Singular du
de (unstressed)		 dich dir
der (unstressed)
3rd - Singular Masculine er ihn
en (unstressed)		 ihm
em (unstressed)
3rd - Singular Feminine sie
se (unstressed)		 sie
se (unstressed)		 ihre
re (unstressed)
3rd - Singular Neuter es es ihm
em (unstressed)
1st - Plural mir
mer (unstressed)		 uns uns
2nd - Plural dihr
der (unstressed)		 eich eich
3rd - Plural sie sie ihne
ne (unstressed)
2nd - Polite Sie Sie Ihne
Ne (unstressed)
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