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): /ˈiːm/
  • Rhymes: -iːm
  • Syllabification: ihm

Pronoun

ihm

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

Inflection

Hunsrik personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative
proclitic enclitic stressed unstressed stressed unstressed
singular 1st person ich
eich 		-ich mich
meich 		meer mer
m'r
2nd person
(informal) 		du
dau/Dau 		-du, -de
-Dau, -De 		dich
deich/Deich 		deer der
d'r/D'r
3rd
person 		m er; där -er ihn en ihm em
f sie; die -se sie / ihns se eer
ehr 		re
n es; das
et, 't 		's es
et
-et, -'t 		ihm em
plural 1st person meer mer uns
uhs
2nd person deer
Ehr, Dehr 		der eich
Auch
3rd person 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
Number singular plural
Person/
Gender 		1st 2nd person 3rd person 1st 2nd 3rd
familiar polite/formal 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

1 unstressed

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