ihn

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English

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Phrase

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ihn

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

Anagrams

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -iːn
  • (colloquially in unstressed position) IPA(key): /ən/

Pronoun

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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

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Further reading

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  • ihn” in Duden online
  • ihn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *inǭ.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ihn

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

Inflection

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Further reading

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Juǀ'hoan

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ihn (upper case Ihn)

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

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Compare German ihn.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ihn

  1. accusative of er: him

Declension

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