de él

his

de él(deh ehl)

phrase

1. (possessive; third person singular)

a. his

¿Son tuyos estos zapatos? - No, son de él.

Are these shoes yours? - No, they aren't. They're his.

b. of his

Un amigo de él me informó del accidente.

A friend of his informed me about the accident.

2. (object; third person singular)

a. of him

Adoraba a mi abuelo. Aún conservo un viejo retrato de él.

I adored my grandad. I still keep an old portrait of him.

b. from him

Me llegó una carta de él desde el frente de batalla.

I got a letter from him from the battlefront.

c. about him

No sé qué tiene Adrián de especial pero las chicas siempre están hablando de él.

I don't know what's so special about Adrian, but the girls are always talking about him.