No. 207 in Russian
ним
The word "ним" in Russian is the instrumental case of "он" (he/it), meaning "him" or "it" in contexts requiring the instrumental case.
In a sentence
Я разговаривал с ним вчера.
I spoke with him yesterday.
The word 'ним' is used here as the instrumental form of 'он' (he), functioning as the object of the preposition 'с' (with).
Мы отправились к нему в гости.
We went to visit him.
The word 'ним' changes to 'нему' here due to the use of 'к', but retains the third-person singular masculine pronoun role.
У них были долгие дискуссии, и во многом я согласился с ним.
They had long discussions, and in many things, I agreed with him.
'Ним' is instrumental here again, signifying agreement with 'он' in the discussions.
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