его
Translation of его
his
Russian word in Latin letters: ego
Meaning of его
принадлежащий уже названному мужчине или мальчику
belonging to a male person
Pronunciation
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.
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His jacket is on the chair.
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Его куртка на стуле.
I called his office this morning.
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Я звонил в его офис сегодня утром.
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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?
His jacket is on the chair. Translation: Его куртка на стуле.
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