she

ella

she(shi)

pronoun

1. (subject)

a. ella

She was the one who called the police.

Ella fue la que llamó a la policía.

noun

2. (indicating sex)

a. la niña

(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)

(human)

(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)

(animal)

We have a new puppy; it's a she.

Tenemos un cachorro nuevo, es una hembra.

she

pronoun

1. (general)

a. ella

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

a.

she's Scottishes escocesa

SHE hasn't got it!¡ella no lo tiene!

Noun

3. (general)

a.

it's a shees hembra

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she [ʃiː]

pronoun:personal

1 (emphatic, to avoid ambiguity) ella

Note that subject pronouns are used less in Spanish than in English - mainly for emphasis, to avoid ambiguity and in comparisons.

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

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

she's very nice es muy maja; she's a teacher es profesora

2

she who wishes to ... quien desee ...; la que desee ...

noun

it's a she (animal) es hembra; (baby) es una niña

modifier

she-bear (n) osa (f)

she-cat (n) gata (f)