Ihr — meaning in English
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English meaning
- her det Belonging to her — used before a noun to show something is owned by or associated with a particular woman, girl, or (in older or poetic use) a ship, country, etc.
- hers pron The thing or things belonging to her; used in place of "her" plus a noun.
- its det Belonging to it.
- their det Belonging to them.
- you pronoun The person or people being spoken or written to.
- your determiner Belonging to, or associated with, the person or people being spoken to.
Senses
Ihr is used for these senses in English:
- her Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).
- her The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.
- hers That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. [from 12th c.]
- its Belonging to it. [from 16th c.]
- its The one (or ones) belonging to it. [from 17th c.]
- their Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).
- you The individual or group spoken or written to.
- you Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.
her — full definition
- det Belonging to her — used before a noun to show something is owned by or associated with a particular woman, girl, or (in older or poetic use) a ship, country, etc.
- pron The object form of "she" — used after a verb or preposition.