The masculine third-person pronoun meaning "he" or "him"
Encoding Strategies:
repetition
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 Madrid = He lives in Madrid
- Él no sabe nada = He 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 él = Give the book to him
- Tengo miedo de él = I'm afraid of it