How to Say "He" in Spanish - How To Say Guide

él

/ˈel/

The Spanish word for the personal pronoun "he" is él.

Meaning: personal pronoun "he" (pron)

How does it change in a sentence?

In Spanish, the pronoun él is often omitted because the conjugation of the verb alone is sufficient to indicate that the subject is "he".

/ˈel/

If you were to misplace the accent and write el instead of él, you would transform a person into a definite article, changing 'he' into 'the'.
The word él actually descends from the Latin word ille, which originally meant 'that one' rather than just 'he'.
While él refers to a male person, it is also used to refer to any masculine noun that has been personified, such as a talking animal or a personified object in a fable.

Él me lo dio.
He gave it to me.
This sentence shows how to use él as the subject of a verb.
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Él es la ley.
He is the law.
This sentence demonstrates él acting as the subject in a state-of-being sentence.
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Él es mi tío.
He is my uncle.
This sentence illustrates él being used to identify a male relative.
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Él es un buen estudiante.
He is a good student.
Él vive en Madrid.
He lives in Madrid.
Él es mi hermano.
He is my brother.
Él trabaja en un restaurante.
He works at a restaurant.
Ese tipo es muy amable.
That guy is very nice.
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Javier and María are talking about a mutual friend.

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