No. 136 in Latvian

viņam

"Him" or "to him" in English.

In a sentence

Es iedevu viņam grāmatu.
I gave him a book.
In this sentence, 'viņam' is used in the dative case to signify 'to him.' It indicates the recipient of the action of giving.
Viņam ir labs humora izjūta.
He has a good sense of humor.
Here, 'viņam' is used to express possession in Latvian. It denotes 'he has' or 'to him there is.'
Tu tici viņam?
Do you trust him?
In this case, 'viņam' appears in the dative case, used with the verb 'to trust.' It denotes the one in whom the trust is placed.

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