him
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he

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"Him" is a pronoun which is often translated as "él", and "he" is a pronoun which is also often translated as "él". Learn more about the difference between "him" and "he" below.

him(

hihm

)

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

pronoun

1. (personal)

a. él (emphatic use)

I can't believe that's him!¡No puedo creer que sea él!

b. lo (direct object)

We saw him at the supermarket.Lo vimos en el supermercado.

c. le (indirect object)

She wrote him a letter every day.Ella le escribía una carta todos los días.

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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