him
A personal pronoun used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a male person or animal previously mentioned. It is the form of 'he' used when the male is receiving an action rather than performing it.
Beispiele
3 von 5I saw him at the supermarket yesterday buying apples.
I saw him at the supermarket yesterday buying apples.
The board of directors has invited him to present the annual report.
The board of directors has invited him to present the annual report.
Check out that guy over there; do you know him?
Check out that guy over there; do you know him?
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Remember that both 'him' and 'them' end in the letter 'm' and both are object pronouns (receivers of an action).
Schnelles Quiz
John is my friend. I went to the cinema with ___.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: him
Beispiele
I saw him at the supermarket yesterday buying apples.
everydayI saw him at the supermarket yesterday buying apples.
The board of directors has invited him to present the annual report.
formalThe board of directors has invited him to present the annual report.
Check out that guy over there; do you know him?
informalCheck out that guy over there; do you know him?
The study required the participant to remain still while the observer monitored him.
academicThe study required the participant to remain still while the observer monitored him.
Mr. Smith is currently in a meeting, but I can leave a message for him.
businessMr. Smith is currently in a meeting, but I can leave a message for him.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
let him be
leave him alone
it's him
identifying a male person
good for him
an expression of approval for his success
Wird oft verwechselt mit
'He' is used as the subject (doing the action), while 'him' is used as the object (receiving the action).
'His' shows possession, while 'him' is the object form of the pronoun.
Nutzungshinweise
Use 'him' whenever the male person is the object of a verb or follows a preposition like 'to', 'with', 'for', or 'at'. Never use 'him' as the subject of a sentence.
Häufige Fehler
Many learners say 'Give it to he' instead of the correct 'Give it to him'. Another common error is using 'him' instead of 'he' in compound subjects, such as saying 'Him and I went' instead of 'He and I went'.
Merkhilfe
Remember that both 'him' and 'them' end in the letter 'm' and both are object pronouns (receivers of an action).
Wortherkunft
From Old English 'him', which was originally the dative singular form of 'he' and 'hit' (it).
Grammatikmuster
Schnelles Quiz
John is my friend. I went to the cinema with ___.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: him
Ähnliche Regeln
Verwandtes Vokabular
A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has...
hisThis word is used to show that something belongs to or is as...
himselfA reflexive pronoun used as the object of a verb or preposit...
manAn adult male human being as distinguished from a woman or a...
boyUsed as an attributive modifier to describe something intend...
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