ihnen
German, pronoun
ihnen is spelled I-H-N-E-N (5 letters) and appears 550 times per million words in written German, the 173rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ihnen is a German pronoun meaning “dative of sie; them, to them” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Ihnen is a different word: “dative of Sie: you, to you (indirect object; addressing politely or…”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Personalpronomen 3. Person Plural Dativ”.
What does ihnen mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
dative of sie; them, to them.
pronoun
- 1
dative of Sie: you, to you (indirect object; addressing politely or formally one person)
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 Plural 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 ihnen
- ihn alternative
- 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
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ihnen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ihnen in German?
ihnen appears 550 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).