ihn

English

Phrase

ihn

1. (Internet, text messaging) Initialism of I hope not.

Anagrams

• Hin, NHI, NIH, hin

German

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /iːn/

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• Rhymes: -iːn

• (colloquially in unstressed position) IPA^(key): /ən/

Pronoun

ihn

1. (personal) accusative of er; him, it (masculine, direct object).

   Ich suche Matthias. Hast du ihn gesehen? (

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   I'm looking for Matthias. Have you seen him?

   Ich suche den Dosenöffner. Hast du ihn gesehen? (

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   I'm looking for the can opener. Have you seen it?

2. (personal) (obsolete) dative of sie; them (indirect object).

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

See also

• er
• ihm
• seiner
• ihnen

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *inǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːn/

Pronoun

ihn

1. stressed accusative of er: him (direct object).

   Ich hon das kaafd fer ihn.

   I have bought it for him.

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

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Juǀ'hoan

Pronunciation

• The murmured nasal vowel IPA^(key): /ĩ̤/

Letter

ihn (upper case Ihn)

1. A letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German ihn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːn/

Pronoun

ihn

1. accusative of er: him

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

¹unstressed