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его

Translation of его

his

Russian word in Latin letters: ego

Meaning of его

Russian

принадлежащий уже названному мужчине или мальчику

German

zu einem männlichen Wesen gehörend; drückt Besitz oder Zugehörigkeit aus

his

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[jɪˈvo]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Его or свой?

свой

свой = his own, when he is the subject

Don't mix them up. He does something with his own thing — свой: «Он любит свою жену»; someone else's — его.

Он забыл свой телефон дома.

He forgot his phone at home.

Я нашёл его телефон под диваном.

I found his phone under the sofa.

его usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇩🇪German

Его машина красная.

Sein Auto ist rot.

🇷🇺Russian→🇩🇪German

Я знаю его брата.

Ich kenne seinen Bruder.

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его meaning: what does it mean?

belonging to a male person

его pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

его is pronounced as [jɪˈvo]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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

Sein Auto ist rot. Translation: Его машина красная.

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