himself
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he

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"Himself" is a pronoun which is often translated as "él mismo", and "he" is a pronoun which is often translated as "él". Learn more about the difference between "himself" and "he" below.

himself(

hihm

sehlf

)

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

pronoun

1. (emphatic)

a. él mismo

He repaired the car himself.Reparó el coche él mismo.

b. sí mismo (after preposition)

I think he's very capable of finding a job by himself.Yo le creo muy capaz de encontrar un trabajo por sí mismo.

2. (reflexive)

a. se

He has to learn to dress himself.Tiene que aprender a vestirse.

3. (normal self)

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

no direct translation

He hasn't been himself since the accident.No se encuentra bien desde el accidente.

Your father has not been himself lately.En estos últimos tiempos, tu padre ya no es el de siempre.

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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