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Icon for él — he, him
él
he, him
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder, Jennifer JinCofounder
The masculine third-person pronoun
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Él means he, the masculine pronoun for a man or boy.
él
he (subject)
Refers to a man or boy doing the action.
Él vive en MadridHe lives in Madrid
Él no sabe nadaHe doesn't know anything
him, it (after a preposition)
Used after a preposition to refer to a man, boy, or thing.
Dale el libro a élGive the book to him
Tengo miedo de élI'm afraid of it