(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.

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

pronoun

1. (general)

a. él

2. (usually omitted in spanish, except for contrast)

he's Scottishes escocés

he hasn't got it!¡él no lo tiene!

3. (formal)

he who believes this…quien se crea or aquel que se crea esto…

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

Noun

4. (general)

it's a hees macho

he [hiː]

pronoun:personal

1 (emphatic, to avoid ambiguity) él

we went to the cinema but he didn't nosotros fuimos al cine pero él no; it is he who ... es él quien ...; you've got more money than he has tienes más dinero que él

Don't translate the subject pronoun when not emphasizing or clarifying:

he's very tall es muy alto; there he is allí está

he who wishes to ... el que desee ...; quien desee ...

noun

it's a he (animal) es macho; (baby) es un niño; es varón; (LAm)

modifier

macho

he-goat (n) cabra (f) macho

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