No. 163 in Ukrainian
їм
The Ukrainian word "їм" means "I eat" or "to them" depending on the context.
In a sentence
Я їм суп на обід.
I eat soup for lunch.
In this sentence, "їм" is the first-person singular present tense of the verb "їсти" (to eat). It means 'I eat.'
Марія сказала, що їм потрібно бути обережними.
Maria said that they need to be careful.
Here, "їм" is a pronoun in the dative case, meaning 'to them.' It indicates the indirect object.
Хлопець подав їм їхні документи.
The boy handed them their documents.
Again, "їм" is a dative-case pronoun meaning 'to them,' used to show the recipient of an action.
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