This is the 261st most frequent Slovak word.
vám
"Vám" means "to you" (formal or plural) in English.
The word 'vám' is used as a polite or plural form of 'you' in the dative case.
Môžem vám pomôcť s niečím?
Can I help you with something?
Here, 'vám' again is in the dative case, representing the recipient of the action.
Dám vám tieto knihy zajtra.
I will give you these books tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'vám' functions as the indirect object of the verb 'showed' in its dative form.