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his

his

Meaning of his

belonging to a male person

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Pronunciation
British English/hɪz/
American English/hɪz/
Russian transcription[jɪˈvo]
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his with Russian translation

his usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Его куртка на стуле.

His jacket is on the chair.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Я звонил в его офис сегодня утром.

I called his office this morning.

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his belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

hisего
myмой
yourтвой
ourнаш
theirих
thisэтот
thatтот

his synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between his / their / my / your / her / our

🇬🇧English
his

same as the headword; indicates possession by a male person

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This is his book.

Это его книга.

🇬🇧English

shows possession by more than one person, or by one person when gender is unknown or not specified

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Their house is near the park.

Их дом рядом с парком.

🇬🇧English

shows possession by the speaker

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This is my pen.

Это моя ручка.

🇬🇧English

shows possession by the person being spoken to

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Is this your bag?

Это твоя сумка?

🇬🇧English

shows possession by a female person

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Her car is blue.

Её машина синяя.

🇬🇧English

shows possession by the speaker and one or more other people

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Our team won the game.

Наша команда выиграла игру.

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How to pronounce his and what this word means

his translation: его. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce his

/hɪz/

his translation

его

his examples

His jacket is on the chair.

his transcription

/hɪz/, /hɪz/

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his meaning: what does it mean?

belonging to a male person

his pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

his is pronounced as /hɪz/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

his definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

His jacket is on the chair. Translation: Его куртка на стуле.

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