ihn

English

Phrase

ihn

  1. (Internet, text messaging) Initialism of I hope not.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /iːn/
  • Audio(file)
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  • Rhymes: -iːn
  • (colloquially in unstressed position) IPA(key): /ən/

Pronoun

ihn

  1. (personal) accusative of er; him, it (masculine, direct object).
    Ich suche Matthias. Hast du ihn gesehen? (
    Audio:(file)
    )
    I'm looking for Matthias. Have you seen him?
    Ich suche den Dosenöffner. Hast du ihn gesehen? (
    Audio:(file)
    )
    I'm looking for the can opener. Have you seen it?
  2. (personal) (obsolete) dative of sie; them (indirect object).
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

See also

Further reading
  • “ihn” in Duden online
  • “ihn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *inǭ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iːn/

Pronoun

ihn

  1. stressed accusative of er: him (direct object).
    Ich hon das kaafd fer ihn.
    I have bought it for him.

Inflection
Hunsrik personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative
Proclitic Enclitic str. unstr. str. unstr.
1st person singular ich

eich

 -ich mich

meich

 meer mer

m'r

2nd person singular
(informal)		 du

dau/Dau

 -du, -de

-Dau, -De

 dich

deich/Deich

 deer der

d'r/D'r

3rd person singular (m.) er; där -er ihn en ihm em
3rd person singular (f.) sie; die -se sie / ihns se eer

ehr

 re
3rd person singular (n.) es; das

et, 't

 's es

et

-et, -'t

 ihm em
1st person plural meer mer uns

uhs

2nd person plural deer

Ehr, Dehr

 der eich

Auch

3rd person plural sie; die -se sie se denne

Further reading

Juǀ'hoan

Pronunciation

Letter

ihn (upper case Ihn)

  1. A letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German ihn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iːn/

Pronoun

ihn

  1. accusative of er: him

Declension
Pennsylvania German personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person 2nd person
familiar		 2nd person
polite/formal		 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
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

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