ihn
German, pronoun/iːn/
ihn is spelled I-H-N (3 letters) and appears 676 times per million words in written German, the 143rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ihn is a German pronoun meaning “(obsolete) dative of sie; them (indirect object)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an accusative of er; him, it (masculine, direct object). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Personalpronomen 3. Person Maskulinum Singular Akkusativ”.
What does ihn mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
accusative of er; him, it (masculine, direct object).
Ich suche Matthias. Hast du ihn gesehen? (
- 2
(obsolete) dative of sie; them (indirect object).
Den will sie doch und soll ihn haben.
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 Akkusativ
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 ihn
- er nominative singular masculine
- sie nominative singular feminine
- es nominative singular neuter
- seiner genitive singular masculine
- ihrer genitive singular feminine
- ihm dative singular masculine
- ihr dative singular feminine
- ihnen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ihn?
- standard /iːn/
- colloquial /ən/
- [iːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ihn
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ihn in German?
ihn appears 676 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).