вам

See also: Вам and -вам

Belarusian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vam]

Pronoun

вам • (vam)

1. dative plural of вы (vy)

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vamъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vam]

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• Rhymes: -am

Pronoun

вам • (vam) (personal)

1. (dated) full form of the second-person plural pronoun in the dative case, used as the indirect object of a verb; to you, for you, you

   Вам двамата съобщиха ли новината?

   Vam dvamata sǎobštiha li novinata?

   Was the news communicated to you two?

Usage notes

The full dative form is considered outdated and is usually substituted by the preposition на (na) and the accusative form:

На вас двамата съобщиха ли новината?

Na vas dvamata sǎobštiha li novinata?

Did they inform you two of the news?

Related terms

Bulgarian personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Accusative (direct complement)		Dative (indirect complement)		Prepositional
				Full	Short	Full	Short
Singular	First	—	аз (az)	мен (men) ме́не (méne)	ме (me)	ме́не (méne)	ми (mi)	мен (men) ме́не (méne)
	Second	Informal	ти (ti)	теб (teb) те́бе (tébe)	те (te)	те́бе (tébe)	ти (ti)	теб (teb) те́бе (tébe)
		Formal	Ви́е (Víe)	Вас (Vas)	Ви (Vi)	Вам (Vam)	Ви (Vi)	Вас (Vas)
	Third	Masculine	той (toj)	не́го (négo)	го (go)	не́му (nému)	му (mu)	не́го (négo)
		Feminine	тя (tja)	не́я (néja)	я (ja)	ней (nej)	ѝ (ì)	не́я (néja)
		Neuter	то (to)	не́го (négo)	го (go)	не́му (nému)	му (mu)	не́го (négo)
Plural	First	—	ни́е (níe) ний (nij)	нас (nas)	ни (ni)	нам (nam)	ни (ni)	нас (nas)
	Second	Informal	ви́е (víe) вий (vij)	вас (vas)	ви (vi)	вам (vam)	ви (vi)	вас (vas)
		Formal	Ви́е (Víe)	Вас (Vas)	Ви (Vi)	Вам (Vam)	Ви (Vi)	Вас (Vas)
	Third	—	те (te)	тях (tjah)	ги (gi)	тям (tjam)	им (im)	тях (tjah)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vam]

Pronoun

вам • (vam)

1. Long indirect object form of вие (vie).

Usage notes

• This pronoun form is often incorrectly replaced with the direct/prepositional object form "вас".

Russian

Alternative forms

• вамъ (vam) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vamъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vam]

Pronoun

вам • (vam)

1. dative of вы (vy)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronoun

вам (Latin spelling vam)

1. you (clitic dative plural of ти̑ (“you”))
2. (emphatic, possessive, dative) your, of yours (clitic dative plural of ти̑ (“you”))
3. (emphatic, formal) Used to reinforce a statement that is thought to be of interest to the listener, usually referring to oneself or third parties.

Declension

Declension of вам

	singular	plural
nominative	ти̑	ви̑
genitive	те̏бе, те	ва̑с, вас
dative	те̏би, ти	ва̏ма, вам
accusative	те̏бе, те	ва̑с, вас
vocative	ти	ви̑
locative	те̏би	ва̏ма
instrumental	то̏бо̄м	ва̏ма

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋam]

Pronoun

вам • (vam)

1. dative of ви (vy)