No. 116 in Icelandic
honum
"Honom" is the dative form of "he" or "him" in English
In a sentence
Ég gaf honum bók.
I gave him a book.
Here, 'honum' is the dative case of 'hann' (he), used as the indirect object receiving the action.
Ég hringdi í hann en talaði við hann síðar.
I called him but talked to him later.
'Honum' would replace 'hann' when 'við' requires dative case, after certain prepositions or governing words, but is not applied here; this shows direct example of how case dictates its form.
Það kemur honum á óvart.
That surprises him.
The verb phrase 'kemur á óvart' necessitates the dative case, therefore 'honum' is used.
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