See also: Вам

BulgarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *vamъ.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [vam]
  • (file)

PronounEdit

вам (vam) (personal)

  1. (dated) full form of the second-person plural pronoun in the dative case, used as the indirect object of a verb; to you, for you, you
    Вам двамата съобщиха ли новината?
    Vam dvamata sǎobštiha li novinata?
    Was the news communicated to you two?

Usage notesEdit

The full dative form is considered outdated and is usually substituted by the preposition на (na) and the accusative form:

На вас двамата съобщиха ли новината?
Na vas dvamata sǎobštiha li novinata?
Did they inform you two of the news?

Related termsEdit

MacedonianEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

вам (vam)

  1. Long indirect object form of вие (vie).

Usage notesEdit

  • This pronoun form is often incorrectly replaced with the direct/prepositional object form "вас".

RussianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vamъ.

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

вам (vam)

  1. dative of вы (vy)

Serbo-CroatianEdit

PronounEdit

вам (Latin spelling vam)

  1. you (clitic dative plural of ти̑ (you))
  2. (emphatic, possessive, dative) your, of yours (clitic dative plural of ти̑ (you))
  3. (emphatic, formal) Used to reinforce a statement that is thought to be of interest to the listener, usually referring to oneself or third parties.

DeclensionEdit

UkrainianEdit

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

вам (vam)

  1. dative plural of ви (vy)