Alice
Difference between ihn and ihm?
The dative case of "es" is ihm but when used in sentences it is often used as "ihn" instead?
Example:
Wir geben ihn dem Lehrer : We give it to the teacher
Why? The "it" is in the dative case, but why is it ihn instead of ihm?
My mistake. The "it" was in the accusative case so ihn is correct?
2010년 4월 23일 오전 2:56
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Zwei nette Personen haben dir (dative) eine Antwort (accusative) geschrieben.
Beide haben dir gute Antworten geschrieben. Da kann ich nichts mehr sagen.
2010년 4월 28일
For a masculine substantive, its complementary object pronoun in accusative case is "ihn", whereas in dative case is "ihm".
For a neutral substantive, its complementary object pronoun in accusative case is "es" (same as its nominative case), whereas in dative case is "ihm" (same as the dative case of a complementary object pronoun of a masculine substantive).
So, if we have an example of,
We give the ballpen (Kugelschreiber, m) to the teacher -- We give it to the teacher -- We give it to him (presuming in male gender)
Then, in German, it becomes,
Wir geben dem Lehrer den Kugelschreiber -- Wir geben ihn dem Lehrer -- Wir geben ihm ihn
However, if we have an example of,
We give the gift (Geschenk, nt) to the teacher -- We give it to the teacher -- We give it to him
Then, in German, it becomes,
Wir geben dem Lehrer ein Geschenk -- Wir geben es dem Lehrer -- Wir geben ihm es
Take care and good day. / Mach's gut und schönen Tag.
2010년 4월 23일
There is more than dative in this sentence. The "teacher" is dative, while "it" is accusative.
Dativ, the question is "Wem?" - Whom?
The answer would be "Ihm." - (to) him
Akkusativ, the question is "Wen/Was?"
The Answer would be "ihn/sie/es".
Wen/Was geben wir dem Lehrer? - Wir geben ihn(/sie/es) dem Lehrer.
2010년 4월 23일
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