eius
"His" in Latin is eius when it refers to someone other than the subject, and suus when it refers back to the subject.
Meaning: attributive: belonging to him (det)
Ways to say it
| Latin | IPA |
|---|---|
| eius | |
| suus | [ˈsu.ʊs] (Classical Latin, narrow) [ˈsuː.us] (narrow) |
Marcus librum eius legit means Marcus reads another man's book. Marcus librum suum legit means Marcus reads his own book.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
eius does not change. suus agrees with the noun it goes with: suus liber, sua domus, suum nōmen.
How do you pronounce it?
EH-yus
Did you know?
- eius does not show gender, so the same word means "his", "her" or "its". Only the context tells which.
Examples in context
- Uxor eius Iapo est.His spouse is a Japanese woman.Tatoeba #1542941 by alexmarcelo, translation #894774 by pauldhunt
- Ubi domus eius est?Where is his house?Tatoeba #1778776 by alexmarcelo, translation #481894 by CK
- Ubi est liber eius?Where is his book?Tatoeba #12435192 by rul, translation #12228460 by Pacific
- Rex eiusHis king
- Regina eiusHis queen
- Rex suusHis king / Her king / Their king
- Marcus librum eius legit.Marcus is reading his (another man's) book.
- Marcus librum suum legit.Marcus is reading his own book.
- 460 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends talk about their neighbour.
- MarcusVīdistīne equum eius?Have you seen his horse?
- AureliaVīdī. Equum suum valdē amat.I have. He loves his horse very much.
- MarcusEt canem eius?And his dog?
- AureliaCanis eius maior est quam equus!His dog is bigger than the horse!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “his” translations and entries suus, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
