pronoun
him
A1
Ihn is the accusative masculine singular personal pronoun meaning “him,” used as the direct object (e.g. Ich sehe ihn). The dative form is ihm and nominative er. Use ihn for objects; it’s not reflexive and has standard declension as shown in the metadata.
Examples
Die Polizei verfolgte ihn, weil Zeugen ihn in der Nähe sahen, als der Diebstahl geschah.
The police chased him because witnesses saw him nearby when the theft happened.
Ich sehe ihn jeden Tag.
I see him every day.
Details
Mnemonics
Visualize pointing to a man as the object: 'Ich sehe ihn'.
Think English 'him' — 'ihn' is the accusative form.
Notes
'ihn' is the accusative form of 'er'.