he
Betekenis (English)
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- A male person or animal already known or implied.
- They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).
- It; an animal whose gender is unknown.
- A genderless object regarded as masculine, such as certain stars or planets (e.g. Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter) or certain ships.
Synonyms
that person
3 sg.
it said
other party
said person
that gentleman
person in question
same person
third person pronoun
it bit
it did
it dug
it found
it heard
it killed
it struck
it took
it was
it went
she hid
she wrote
it poured
be slippery
it happened
it is
it became
it opened
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈhiː/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English he, from Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this”). Cognate with Scots he (“he”), North Frisian he, hi (“he”), Saterland Frisian hie (“he”), West Frisian hy (“he”), Dutch hij, ie (“he”), German Low German he (“he”), Middle High German her (“he”) Central Franconian hä (“he”), Gothic *𐌷𐌹𐍃 (*his, “this”).
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