Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #82
Word (Wort)

ihn

Translation (Übersetzung) him
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /iːn/
A1
Pronouns
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common accusative pronoun personal
Personal pronoun, accusative case of 'er' (he). Means 'him' as direct object. Eighty-second most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich sehe ihn.
I see him.
direct object
Ich kenne ihn gut.
I know him well.
direct object
Ich frage ihn.
I ask him.
direct object
Er mag ihn nicht.
He doesn't like him.
direct object

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
ihn sehen
to see him
High frequency
ihn kennen
to know him
High frequency
ihn fragen
to ask him
High frequency
Synonyms (Synonyme)
er High similarity
He (nominative case - same person, different case)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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