ihm

German

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

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /iːm/
  • Audio(file)
  • 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? (
    Audio:(file)
    )
    Could you give him your pen?
    Schnell! Gib ihm das! (
    Audio:(file)
    )
    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
  • 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

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iːm/

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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