él
Third-person singular masculine subject pronoun meaning "he."
Definitions
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1
He — used as the subject of a sentence to refer to a male person or masculine noun.
“Mi hermano llegó tarde porque él perdió el autobús.”
My brother arrived late because he missed the bus.
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2
Him — used after a preposition to refer to a male person (prepositional pronoun).
“La carta que encontramos en la mesa es para él.”
The letter we found on the table is for him.
Word forms
- Gender
- masculine
- Usage
- Él (with accent) is the subject pronoun 'he/him'. It is written with an accent mark to distinguish it from the definite article 'el' (the). No plural form — the plural equivalent is 'ellos' (they, masculine/mixed group).
The accent mark on él is essential: "él" (with accent) = he/him (pronoun); "el" (no accent) = the (definite article). In Spanish, subject pronouns like él are often omitted because the verb ending already indicates the person — however, él is used for emphasis or clarity.