he

The word “he” means used to refer to a male person or animal already mentioned or understood. In plain terms, the basic third-person singular masculine pronoun.

“He” is pronounced hee ([hi(ː)] in IPA).

Here is “he” used in a sentence: “John said he would be late.”

Words with a similar meaning to “he” include one, you, he or she, he/she, they and s/he.

“He” is a pronoun.

The word “he” comes from Old English. From Old English hē, going back through Germanic to a Proto-Indo-European demonstrative meaning "this one.".

“He” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

"He" is a subject pronoun, used for the person doing the action ("He called me"), while "him" is an object pronoun, used for the person receiving the action or following a preposition ("I called him," "with him"). A quick test: if you could replace the word with "I," use "he"; if you could replace it with "me," use "him."

Singular "they" is now widely accepted for a person of unknown or unspecified gender: "Someone left their umbrella." Using "he" as a generic default was once standard but is now generally avoided; alternatives include "he or she" or rewriting the sentence in the plural.

It depends on the role in the sentence. Use "he and I" as a subject ("He and I went out") and "him and me" as an object ("She saw him and me"). Test it by dropping the other person: you would say "I went" and "she saw me."