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His/her: meaning, definitions and examples

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his/her

 

[ hษชz/ /hษ™r ]

Pronoun
Context #1 | Pronoun

possessive pronoun

Used to refer to a person or animal of unspecified sex. It is commonly used when the sex of the person is unknown or when it is not necessary to specify the gender.

Examples of usage

  • His bag is on the table.
  • She told me about her trip.
  • I don't know if it's his or hers.
  • It could be his or hers, I'm not sure.
  • I saw someone walking their dog, but I couldn't tell if it was his or hers.

Translations

Translations of the word "his/her" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น dele/dela

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‰เคธเค•เคพ/เค‰เคธเค•เฅ€

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช sein/ihr

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ dia laki-laki/dia perempuan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะนะพะณะพ/ั—ั—

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ jego/jej

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅฝผใฎ/ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท son/sa

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ su/su

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท onun/onun

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ทธ์˜/๊ทธ๋…€์˜

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู„ู‡/ู„ู‡ุง

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ jeho/jejรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ jeho/jej

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ไป–็š„/ๅฅน็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ njegov/njen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hans/hennar

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะพะฝั‹าฃ/ะพะฝั‹าฃ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜/แƒ›แƒ˜แƒกแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ onun/onun

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ su/su

Word origin

The word 'his' is of Old English origin, derived from the possessive form of 'he'. The word 'her' also has Old English roots, coming from the word 'hire' which meant 'belonging to her'. Over time, these pronouns have evolved to become commonly used in modern English.

See also: his, hiss.