"Ich gehe zu ihm."

Translation: I am going to him.

[Jinna50]

Would "I go to him" also be correct?

[mrschll_l]

I wrote that and it was correct.

[Augustus.Kwembe]

Can 'ihm' also be written as 'it' in this case?

[smilycoin]

Yes

[FrankKlus]

I wrote "it" and Duo marked me wrong. Why?

[frauheiner]

I think it can also be I am going to his place.

[sandrayojana]

It's accepted now 01.09.2020

[savourtardis]

Can this refer to "I go to him" in a somewhat figurative sense, like "Where do you go for answers" "I go to him" or would that be something different? (although given "Wie geht es dir?" I do think gehen can mean more than just physical movement, so that would seem to support it or something similar being possible.)

[d.n.a]

To add a question: can this also mean going towards him as compromise in a negotiation?
Also, the translation of zu to towards has some ambiguousity in it: towards focuses on the direction and implies one didn't get to the destination yet, while to can imply one also reached the destination. Does zu mean one also got to the destination, doesn't say anything or implies one didn't reach? (I think the last option isn't true).

[HydeSutcliff]

Explain, plese, difference between zu and nach

[f0xG3_PatG]

This is literally going right up the person as if he's near right? If I am going to his house can I use "bei ihm"?

[cem3246]

Ok this might be a dumb question but why couldn't it be simply "Ich gehe ihm."

[SimoneBa]

No, that doesn't work, you need the preposition "to", otherwise it means "I go him".

Another way of putting it would be: Ich gehe auf ihn zu.

[EmreCurious]

i thought ihm means "to him" itself ?

[frauheiner]

Same reason we don't say in English, "I go him."

[Bharad.kv]

I wrote "I am going to his place" and it was accepted. Is it right?

[MrRushabhT]

I thought prepositions for zum/zur/zu were relatively masculine/feminine/neutral.

Interesting to see 'zu ihm', when naturally I would expect 'zum ihm' using the above?

[TwiliDash]

Ihm is like misspelled him, easy to remember.

[Maicoldf]

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