German pronoun · CEFR A1

ihr

Meaning in English: you (plural); her; to her

Rank 72 of 5,000pronounLevel A17 forms in the list
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Example

Habt ihr schon gegessen?

Have you already eaten?

Forms of ihr in the top 5,000

These forms of ihr are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

ihre#61
her; their; your (formal)A1

Sie hat ihre Tasche im Zug vergessen.
She forgot her bag on the train.

ihrer#95
her, their (dat./gen.)A2

Sie wohnt noch bei ihrer Mutter.
She still lives with her mother.

ihren#108
her, their (acc. masc., dat. pl.)A2

Sie besucht morgen ihren Opa.
She is visiting her grandpa tomorrow.

ihrem#149
her, their (dative, masc./neut.)A2

Sie fährt mit ihrem Bruder in den Urlaub.
She's going on holiday with her brother.

ihres#409
her, their (genitive)B1

Das ist das Auto ihres Vaters.
That's her father's car.

euch#481
you (plural, acc./dat.)A1

Ich freue mich, euch zu sehen!
I'm so happy to see you!

How common is ihr?

ihr is number 72 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 1,228 times per million words — about once every 810 words. Its most frequent form is ihre (#61).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 41% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 68dannthen
  2. 69Menschenpeople, human beings
  3. 70gegenagainst; around (time)
  4. 71sowieas well as, and also
  5. 72ihryou (plural); her; to her
  6. 73vomfrom the, of the (von + dem)
  7. 74dabeiwith it; in doing so; present
  8. 75wiederagain; back
  9. 76beimat the, while (bei + dem)

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