his
Belonging to himBelonging to him.
» Each student has expressed his opinion.
Каждый студент высказал своё мнение.
Кожний студент висловив свою думку.
Meaning
4 sensesBelonging to him.
sein, n, seine
его́jevó, свойsvoj
його́johó, свійsvij
(dated, sometimes)Belonging to a person of unspecified gender.
(obsolete)Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.)
(archaic)Used as a genitive marker in place of ’s after a noun, especially a masculine noun ending in -s, to express the possessive case.
Ahab his mark
Sejanus his Fall
Examples
86720 sentencesEach student has expressed his opinion.
Кожний студент висловив свою думку.
ruКаждый студент высказал своё мнение.
We are sorry for his mistake.
Ми перепрошуємо за його помилку.
ruМы сожалеем о его ошибке.
We received word of his death.
Нас сповістили про його смерть.
ruМы получили извещение о его смерти.
deWir erhielten Nachricht von seinem Tod.
He makes his living by singing.
Він заробляє на життя співами.
ruОн зарабатывает на жизнь пением.
deEr verdient seinen Lebensunterhalt mit Singen.
Did Tom help his mother yesterday?
Том учора допомагав мамі?
ruТом помог своей матери вчера?
deHat Tom gestern seiner Mutter geholfen?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English hes, from Old English his (“his; its”), from Proto-Germanic *hes (“ofFrom Middle English hes, from Old English his (“his; its”), from Proto-Germanic *hes (“of this”), genitive of Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-, *ḱey- (“this”). Cognate with Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic hans (“his”). More at he; see also its.
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