his

The word “his” means belonging to or associated with him. In plain terms, used to show that something belongs to, or is connected with, a male person (or an animal/thing referred to as "he").

“His” is pronounced hihz (/hɪz/ in IPA).

Here is “his” used in a sentence: “That is his car parked outside.”

Depending on how it is used, “his” can be a determiner and a pronoun.

The word “his” comes from Old English. From Old English his, the old genitive form of he — it originally meant something closer to "of him" before it settled into today's possessive use.

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

“His” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: belonging to or associated with him.

"His" shows possession, as in "his car," while "him" is the object form of "he," used after verbs and prepositions, as in "I saw him." A simple test: if the word marks something belonging to him, use "his"; if it receives the action, use "him".

"His" is a possessive word and never takes an apostrophe, as in "his phone." "He's" is a contraction of "he is" or "he has," so a phrase like "he's phone" is always wrong.

Yes. As well as sitting before a noun ("his desk"), "his" can replace the whole noun phrase, as in "The blue coat is his." Unlike "her/hers" or "your/yours," the same form is used for both jobs.

"His" refers specifically to a male person or animal. When someone's gender is unknown, unspecified, or non-binary, singular "their" is now the widely accepted choice, as in "Every student should bring their laptop" rather than "his laptop".