ihn

English

Phrase

ihn

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

Anagrams

• Hin, NHI, NIH, hin

German

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /iːn/

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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? (

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   I'm looking for Matthias. Have you seen him?

   Ich suche den Dosenöffner. Hast du ihn gesehen? (

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   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

• er
• ihm
• seiner
• ihnen

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	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

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Juǀ'hoan

Pronunciation

• The murmured nasal vowel IPA^(key): /ĩ̤/

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

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