Lei — meaning in English
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English meaning
- her det Belonging to her — used before a noun to show something is owned by or associated with a particular woman, girl, or (in older or poetic use) a ship, country, etc.
- she pronoun Used to refer to a female person or animal already mentioned.
- you pronoun The person or people being spoken or written to.
Senses
Lei is used for these senses in English:
- her The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.
- she (personal) The female (typically) person or animal previously mentioned or implied.
- you (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.]
her — full definition
- det Belonging to her — used before a noun to show something is owned by or associated with a particular woman, girl, or (in older or poetic use) a ship, country, etc.
- pron The object form of "she" — used after a verb or preposition.
she — full definition
- pronoun Used to refer to a female person or animal already mentioned.
- pronoun Used, especially in older or poetic usage, to refer to a ship, country, or machine.
- noun A female person or animal.