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"Himself" is a pronoun which is often translated as "él mismo", and "she" is a pronoun which is often translated as "ella". Learn more about the difference between "himself" and "she" below.
himself(
hihm
-
sehlf
)
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
pronoun
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.
a. se
He has to learn to dress himself.Tiene que aprender a vestirse.
a.
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.
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she(
shi
)
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
pronoun
a. ella
She was the one who called the police.Ella fue la que llamó a la policía.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la niña
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
(human)
Have you found out the sex of the baby? - It's a she.¿Ya saben el sexo del bebé? - Es una niña.
b. la nena
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
(human)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
We'll be happy whether the baby's a he or a she.Estaremos felices aunque el bebé sea nene o nena.
c. la hembra
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
(animal)
We have a new puppy; it's a she.Tenemos un cachorro nuevo, es una hembra.
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