ella

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BrE /ˈɛlə/ AmE /ˈɛlə/

pronoun en → es

1 FEMALE PRONOUN [pronoun] A1

used to refer to a woman or girl, especially when she has already been mentioned or is known about.

ella

  • She is a doctor.

    Ella es médico.

2 FEMININE PRONOUN [pronoun] A2

used to refer to an animal or object of female gender, especially when it has already been mentioned or is known about.

ella

  • She is a beautiful cat.

    Ella es un gato hermoso.

3 FEMININE REFERENCE [pronoun] B1

used to refer to someone whose gender is not known or is irrelevant, especially when it has already been mentioned or is known about.

ella

  • She is a great writer.

    Ella es una gran escritora.

4 FEMININE SUBJECT [pronoun] A1

used as the subject of a sentence when referring to a woman or girl, especially when she has already been mentioned or is known about.

ella

  • She likes to read books.

    Ella le gusta leer libros.

5 FEMININE OBJECT [pronoun] A1

used as the object of a verb or preposition when referring to a woman or girl, especially when she has already been mentioned or is known about.

ella

  • I saw her at the party.

    La vi en la fiesta.

6 FEMININE POSSESSIVE [pronoun] A1

used to show possession by a woman or girl, especially when she has already been mentioned or is known about.

ella

  • She has a new car.

    Ella tiene un nuevo coche.

7 FEMININE REFLEXIVE [pronoun] B1

used to refer back to the subject of a sentence when referring to a woman or girl, especially when she has already been mentioned or is known about.

ella misma

  • She hurt herself in the accident.

    Se lastimó a sí misma en el accidente.

8 FEMININE RELATIVE [pronoun] B2

used to introduce a relative clause when referring to a woman or girl, especially when she has already been mentioned or is known about.

ella que

  • She who speaks the truth shall be heard.

    Ella que habla la verdad será escuchada.