herself
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he

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"Herself" is a pronoun which is often translated as "ella misma", and "he" is a pronoun which is often translated as "él". Learn more about the difference between "herself" and "he" below.

herself(

huhr

sehlf

)

A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).

pronoun

1. (emphatic)

a. ella misma

She baked the cake herself.Ella misma horneó el pastel.

b. sí misma (after preposition)

Did mom buy this for me? - No, she bought it for herself.¿Mamá compró esto para mí? - No, lo compró para sí misma.

2. (reflexive)

a. se

It was hard for her to dress herself after breaking her arm.Le fue difícil vestirse después de romper el brazo.

3. (normal self)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

Julia has not been herself since she came back from Paris.Julia ha cambiado desde que volvió de París.

She hasn't been herself all week.Ella no ha sido la de siempre la semana entera.

he(

)

A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).

pronoun

1. (subject)

a. él

He is the man of my life.Él es el hombre de mi vida.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

2. (male)

a. el macho

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We can't tell whether it is a he or a she.No distinguimos si es macho o hembra.

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