his [hɪz] possessive adjetivosu (singular);
sus (plural)- I took his car -> tomé su coche tomé el coche de él (contrasting with hers or theirs)
(for parts of body, clothes)- his eyes are blue -> tiene los ojos azules
- he hit his head -> se dio un golpe en la cabeza
- he put his hands in his pockets -> se metió las manos en los bolsillos
possessive pronombreel suyo (m) la suya (f) (singular);
los suyos (mpl) las suyas (f pl) (plural);
el/la/los/las de él (to distinguish)- my house is big but his is bigger -> mi casa es grande, pero la suya es mayor
- she didn't have a book so I gave her his -> ella no tenía libro, así que le di el de él
suyo(a) (used attributively) (singular);
suyos(as) (plural)- this book is his -> este libro es suyo
- a friend of his -> un amigo suyo
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his [jis]pronombreCaso posesivo o genitivo de HE; de él.
pronombre- mas -> El suyo, la suya, los suyos, las suyas
adjetivoSu, sus (debe concordar con el género del poseedor y nunca con la cosa poseída).- This book is his -> este libro es suyo, o de él
- His daughter -> su hija (de él)
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his [hɪz]
adjective:possessive
(with singular noun) su; (with plural noun) sus his book/table su libro/mesa; his friends sus amigos; he took off his coat se quitó el abrigo; he's washing his hair se está lavando el pelo; someone stole his car alguien le robó el coche
pronoun:possessive
(referring to singular possession) (el/la) suyoasuya;a suya (referring to plural possession) (los/las) suyosassuyas;as suyas this book is his este libro es suyo de él;or is that car his? ¿es suyo de él ese coche?;or "whose is this?" — "it's his" —¿de quién es esto? —es de él; a friend of his un amigo suyo; my car is much bigger than his mi coche es mucho más grande que el suyo el de él;or "is this his coat?" — "no, his is black" —¿es este su abrigo? —no, el suyo el de él es negro;or "is this his scarf?" — "no, his is red" —¿es esta su bufanda? —no la suya la de él es roja;or my parents and his mis padres y los suyos los de él;or
the one I like best is his
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