His

His
possessive pronoun
1) attrib. sein; referring to personified things or animals which correspond to German feminines/neuters ihr/sein; see also academic.ru/34499/her">her II
2) pred. (the one[s] belonging to him) seiner/seine/sein[e]s; der/die/das seine od. seinige (geh.); see also hers
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(he, she etc looked suddenly disappointed.) ein langes Gesicht machen
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his
[hɪz, ɪz]
I. pron poss
1. (person) seine/seiner/seins [o geh seines]
is this coat \his? gehört ihm dieser Mantel?, ist dieser Mantel seiner?
he took my hand in \his er nahm meine Hand
I don't know many John Lennon songs — ‘Imagine’ was one of \his, wasn't it? ich kenne nicht viele Lieder von John Lennon — ‚Imagine‘ ist von ihm, oder?
shortsheeting the bed is a favourite trick of \his die Bettlaken kürzen zählt zu seinen Lieblingsstreichen
some friends of \his einige seiner Freunde
that dog of \his is so annoying sein doofer Hund nervt total! sl
each recruit receiving clothes should pick \his up at the laundry department jeder Rekrut soll seine Kleider in der Wäscherei abholen
2. (animal, thing, unspecified sex) seine/seiner/seins [o geh seines] /ihre/ihrer/ihrs [o geh ihres
II. adj poss (of person) sein/seine
what's \his name? wie heißt er?
he got \his very own computer for Christmas er hat zu Weihnachten einen Computer ganz für sich alleine bekommen
\his and hers towels Handtücher für Sie und Ihn
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[hɪz]
1. poss adj
sein → also my
See:
→ also my
2. poss pron
seine(r, s)

his (on towels etc) — er

See:
→ also mine
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HBM abk His Britannic Majesty (His oder Her Britannic Majesty)
HCM abk His Catholic Majesty (His oder Her Catholic Majesty)
HE abk
1. high explosive
2. His Excellency (His oder Her Excellency)
HG abk
1. His Grace (His oder Her Grace) Seine, Seiner (Ihre, Ihrer) Gnaden; Seine, Seiner (Ihre, Ihrer) Hoheit; Seine, Seiner (Ihre, Ihrer) Exzellenz
2. Br Home Guard Bürgerwehr f
HH abk
1. His Highness (His oder Her Highness) Seine, Seiner (Ihre, Ihrer) Hoheit
2. KATH His Holiness Seine(r) Heiligkeit (der Papst)
HM abk
1. His Majesty (His oder Her Majesty) Seine, Seiner (Ihre, Ihrer) Majestät
2. headmaster, headmistress
HMI abk SCHULE His Majesty’s Inspector (His oder Her Majesty’s Inspector)
HMS abk
1. His Majesty’s Service (His oder Her Majesty’s Service )
2. His Majesty’s ship (His oder Her Majesty’s ship )
HMSO abk His Majesty’s Stationery Office (His oder Her Majesty’s Stationery Office) (staatlicher brit. Verlag und Online-Informationsdienst)
HRH abk His Royal Highness (His oder Her Royal Highness) Seine, Seiner (Ihre, Ihrer) königlichen Hoheit
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possessive pronoun
1) attrib. sein; referring to personified things or animals which correspond to German feminines/neuters ihr/sein; see also her II
2) pred. (the one[s] belonging to him) seiner/seine/sein[e]s; der/die/das seine od. seinige (geh.); see also hers
* * *
adj.
sein adj.

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