German word

mir

Pronunciation

IPA/miːɐ̯/

Meaning

  • pronounme

Example

Gib mir bitte die Tasse.

Please give me the cup.

Illustration for mir (me)

More examples

Sag mir bitte die Uhrzeit.

Please tell me the time.

Core concept

The speaker is the person an action is directed to or done for.

Common phrases

  • Gib mir

    give me

  • Sag mir

    tell me

  • Zeig mir

    show me

Similar words

dir: Shows one listener as the person an action is directed to or done for.
mich: Shows the speaker as the direct object of an action.
ihm: Shows a male person or neuter thing as the recipient of an action.
euch: Shows multiple listeners as the people an action is directed to or done for.

Definition in German

Drückt aus, wem eine Handlung gilt oder zugutekommt.

Word origin

Mir is the dative singular form of ich and continues an inherited Germanic pronoun form related to English me.

Usage tips

  • English me corresponds to both mir and mich, so German case determines which form is used.

Opposites

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