Вам

Pronoun

 * 1)  ; to you, for you, you

Usage notes

 * The full dative form is considered outdated and is usually substituted by the preposition and the accusative form:
 * The personal pronoun and its forms  and  are comparable to French, German , and are used not only in the informal plural sense, but also as the formal singular and plural, in which case they are always capitalised. The formal  is appropriate with strangers, business contacts, and all but one's friends. (The informal  should only be used with close family and friends.)
 * The personal pronoun and its forms  and  are comparable to French, German , and are used not only in the informal plural sense, but also as the formal singular and plural, in which case they are always capitalised. The formal  is appropriate with strangers, business contacts, and all but one's friends. (The informal  should only be used with close family and friends.)

Pronoun

 * 1) Long indirect object form of.

Usage notes

 * This pronoun form is often incorrectly replaced with the direct/prepositional object form "Вас".