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German frequency list

No. 79 in German

ihn

"Him" (accusative form of "he" in English).

In a sentence

  • Ich sehe ihn im Park.

    I see him in the park.

    The word 'ihn' is the accusative form of 'er', the third-person singular masculine pronoun, used as the object of the verb 'sehen'.

  • Wir kennen ihn gut.

    We know him well.

    'Ihn' here is again the accusative form of 'er', representing the direct object of the verb 'kennen'.

  • Der Hund liebt ihn sehr.

    The dog loves him very much.

    In this sentence, 'ihn' serves as the direct object of the verb 'lieben', referring to 'him' as the entity being loved by the dog.

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