GermanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

PronounEdit

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 readingEdit

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

HunsrikEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

ihm

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

InflectionEdit

Further readingEdit

Pennsylvania GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare German ihm.

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

ihm

  1. to him
  2. to it

DeclensionEdit