ihm
German, pronoun/iːm/
ihm is spelled I-H-M (3 letters) and appears 692 times per million words in written German, the 138th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ihm is a German pronoun meaning “dative of er; him, to him (indirect object); for him (in some cases)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Personalpronomen 3. Person Maskulinum Singular Dativ”.
What does ihm mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
dative of er; him, to him (indirect object); for him (in some cases).
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- 2
dative of es; to it (indirect object); for it (in some cases).
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. Personalpronomen 3. Person Maskulinum Singular Dativ 2. Personalpronomen 3. Person Neutrum Singular Dativ
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ihm
- jm alternative
- jhm alternative
- ym alternative
- yhm alternative
- ihme alternative
- er nominative singular masculine
- sie nominative singular feminine
- es nominative singular neuter
- seiner genitive singular masculine
- ihrer genitive singular feminine
- ihr dative singular feminine
- ihnen dative plural
- ihn accusative singular masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ihm?
- standard /iːm/
- colloquial /əm/
- [iːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ihm
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ihm in German?
ihm appears 692 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).