his

adj. The possessive form of he¹.

Used as a modifier before a noun: his boots; his plans.

pron. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

Used to indicate the one or ones belonging to him: If you can't find your hat, take his.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

IN BRIEF: Belonging to him.

What is his name?

Dansk (Danish)
det. - hans
pron. - hans, sin, sit, sine
adj. - hans

Nederlands (Dutch)
zijn, van hem, het (etc.) zijne

Français (French)
det. - son/sa/ses
pron. - son/sa/ses, le sien/la sienne, à lui
adj. - son/sa/ses, le sien/la sienne

Deutsch (German)
pron. - sein, das Seine, der Seine, die Seine, die Seinen
det. - sein, seine
adj. - sein, seine

Ελληνική (Greek)
pron. - αυτού, δικός του, αυτουνού, του

Italiano (Italian)
suo, sua, suoi, sue, il suo, la sua, i suoi, le sue

Português (Portuguese)
pron. - seu, sua, seus, suas, (dele, dela)

Русский (Russian)
его, принадлежащий ему, свой

Español (Spanish)
det. - su, sus, suyo, suyos
pron. - su, sus, suyo, suyos
adj. - el suyo, la suya

Svenska (Swedish)
pron. - hans, sin

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
他的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
det. - 他的
pron. - 他的
adj. - 他的

한국어 (Korean)
det. - he의 소유격
pron. - 그의, 그의 것
adj. - 그의

日本語 (Japanese)
pron. - 彼のもの

idioms:

• His Holiness    聖下
• not his old self    昔の彼ではない
• on his account    彼のために
• to his face    面と向かって

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ضمير) خاصته صديقه أو طفله ألخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
det. - ‮שלו‬
pron. - ‮שלו‬
adj. - ‮שלו‬

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