his

his

 (hĭz)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]

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his

(hɪz; unstressed ɪz)

determiner

1.

a. of, belonging to, or associated with him: his own fault; his knee; I don't like his being out so late.

b. as pronoun: his is on the left; that book is his.

2. his and hers (of paired objects) for a man and woman respectively

pron

of his belonging to or associated with him

[Old English his, genitive of hē he¹ and of hit it]

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his

(hɪz; unstressed ɪz)

pron.

1. the possessive form of he (used as an attributive or predicative adjective): His coat is the brown one. This book is his. Do you mind his speaking first?

2. that or those belonging to him: His was the strangest remark of all. I borrowed a tie of his.

[before 900; Middle English, Old English, genitive of hē he¹]

usage: See he¹, me.

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Translations

خَاصَّتُهُضَمِيرُ الغَائِبُ الـمُتَّصِلُله، ضمير المُلكيَّهه

jehojeho dny jsou sečtenyprotáhnout tvář

hanshans dage er taltesinblive lang i ansigtet

seinseine

δικός του

lia

susuyosus (de él)(el) suyo(la) suya

hänen

le siensonles siennesles sienssa

njegovsvoj

-ja, -je

dagar hans eru taldirhansmér til skammarvegnaverîa langur/súr á svip

suosuoiil suosuasue

彼の彼のもの

그의그의 것

jo

viņaviņējā

zijn

hans

jego

deleseu

его

jeho

njegovsvoj

hans

ของเขาของเขาผู้ชาย

onunonunkisuratını sarkıttıçok yaşamazgünleri sayılı

của anh ấythứ của anh ấy

他的

his

[hɪz]

A. POSS ADJ (with singular noun) → su; (with plural noun) → sus
his book/table → su libro/mesa
his friends → sus amigos
he took off his coat → se quitó el abrigo
he's washing his hair → se está lavando el pelo
someone stole his car → alguien le robó el coche

B. POSS PRON (referring to singular possession) → (el/la) suyo/a; (referring to plural possession) → (los/las) suyos/as
this book is his → este libro es suyo or de él
is that car his? → ¿es suyo or de él ese coche?
"whose is this?" - "it's his" → -¿de quién es esto? -es de él
a friend of his → un amigo suyo
my car is much bigger than his → mi coche es mucho más grande que el suyo or el de él
"is this his coat?" - "no, his is black" → -¿es éste su abrigo? -no, el suyo or el de él es negro
"is this his scarf?" - "no, his is red" → -¿es ésta su bufanda? -no la suya or la de él es roja
my parents and his → mis padres y los suyos or los de él

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his

[ˈhɪz]

adj → son(sa), ses pl
his father → son père
his mother → sa mère
his parents → ses parents
his friend (male) → son ami; (female) → son amie
He's going to wash his hair
BUT Il va se laver les cheveux.
He's cleaning his teeth
BUT Il se brosse les dents.
He's hurt his foot
BUT Il s'est fait mal au pied.

pron → le sien(la)(ne) → les siens (siennes)pl
"Is this his coat?" - "No, his is black." → "C'est son manteau?" - "Non, le sien est noir."
"Is this his car?" - "No, his is white." → "C'est sa voiture?" - "Non, la sienne est blanche."
my parents and his → mes parents et les siens
my reasons and his → mes raisons et les siennes
These are his → Ce sont les siens.(siennes)
This is his
BUT C'est à lui. → C'est le sien.
Is this his?
BUT C'est à lui?.
This book is his
BUT Ce livre est à lui.
"Whose is this?" - "It's his."
BUT "C'est à qui?" - "À lui.".
a friend of his → un ami à lui

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

his

poss adj → sein ? also my

poss pron → seine(r, s); his (on towels etc) → er ? also mine¹

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

his

[hɪz] poss adj & pron → il/la suo/a pl → i/le suoi/sue
his house → la sua casa
his brother → suo fratello
a friend of his → un suo amico
his is red, mine is green → il suo è rosso, il mio è verde
this is his → questo è (il) suo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

his

(hiz) adjective, pronoun

belonging to a male person already spoken about. John says it's his book; He says the book is his; No, his is on the table. sy, syne له، ضمير المُلكيَّه негов dele jeho sein hans του su, sus; suyo, suya, suyos, suyas tema (oma) مال او ؛ مذکر hänen son, sa, sesשלו उसका njegov; njegovo (az ő) -ja, -je/-a, -e (hímnemben) miliknya hans suo, sua, suoi, sue 彼の (もの) 그의 것 jo viņa; viņējā (piederības forma) dia; nya zijnhans, sinjego د هغه مال، د مذکر د ملکیت ثابتوالی لپاره استفاده کیږی dele al lui/său, a lui/sa, ai lui/săi, ale lui/sale его jeho njegov njegov hans, sin, sitt, sina ของเขา(ผู้ชาย) onun 他的(東西) його کسی مفعول مذکر کے مفعول کے لۓ của nó; của anh ấy 他的

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

his

→ خَاصَّتُهُ, ضَمِيرُ الغَائِبُ الـمُتَّصِلُ jeho hans, sin sein δικός του su, suyo hänen le sien, son njegov il suo, suo 彼の, 彼のもの 그의, 그의 것 zijn hans jego dele, seu его hans ของเขา, ของเขาผู้ชาย onun, onunki của anh ấy, thứ của anh ấy 他的

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