ei — 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.
- him pron The object form of "he" — used for a male person or animal already mentioned.
- they pron Used to refer to a group of people or things already mentioned.
Senses
ei 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.
- him With dative effect or as an indirect object. [from 9th c.]
- him With nominative effect: he, especially as a predicate after be, or following a preposition. [from 15th c.]
- they (the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since 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.