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él

/ˈel/, [ˈel]

he

Pronoun él (masculine third-person singular pronoun, feminine ella, neuter ello, masculine plural ellos, feminine plural ellas)

  1. he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions)
    Él es mi hermano.
    He is my brother.
    Lo hice para él.
    I did it for him.
  2. it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)
    ¿Es esto un libro? - Sí, él es.
    Is this a book? - Yes, it is.
    ¡Mi coche! ¿Qué le pasó a él?
    My car! What happened to it?

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Examples

  • Él merece más.

    He deserves more.

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  • Él se cayó y se hizo daño en la pierna.

    He fell and hurt his leg.

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  • Él es bueno como el oro.

    He is as good as gold.

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  • Él no es un pensador original, sino que tan solamente imita lo que otros ya han dicho y hecho.

    He's no original thinker, but simply imitates what others have already said and done.

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  • Él merece el premio.

    He deserves the prize.

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  • Su coraje comenzó a flaquear cuando él vio la escena.

    His courage began to shake when he saw the sight.

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  • Traté de razonar con él, pero sencillamente no escucha.

    I've tried reasoning with him but he just won't listen.

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  • Él puede nadar rápido.

    He can swim fast.

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  • Creo que para él es imposible resolver el problema.

    I think it's impossible for him to solve the problem.

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  • Él lleva dos meses bregando con su nuevo libro.

    He has been toiling away on a new book for two months.

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