his

used to show that something belongs to or is connected with a man, boy, or male animal

su (masculino)

• his + noun

Collocations his car · his opinion

• That's his book.

  Ese es su libro.

used to introduce a relative clause when referring to a man, boy, or male animal that has already been mentioned

su (masculino)

• his + noun

Collocations the man who is his friend · the dog which is his pet

• The boy whose father is his teacher.

  El niño cuyo padre es su profesor.

used as the subject of a sentence when referring to a man, boy, or male animal that is the main topic of discussion

él (como sujeto)

• his + verb

Collocations he likes it · he knows everything

• He is a doctor.

  Él es médico.

used as the object of a verb or preposition when referring to a man, boy, or male animal that is not the main topic of discussion

a él (como objeto)

• verb + his

Collocations talk to him · give it to him

• She gave the book to him.

  Ella le dio el libro a él.

used when referring back to a man, boy, or male animal that is the subject of the sentence and performs an action on himself

él mismo (reflexivo)

• his + verb

Collocations he hurt himself · he helped himself

• He cut himself while cooking.

  Se cortó mientras cocinaba.

used before a noun to show that something belongs to or is connected with a man, boy, or male animal

su (masculino)

• his + noun

Collocations his car · his opinion

• That's his book.

  Ese es su libro.

used to show that something belongs to or is connected with a man, boy, or male animal in the same way as 'his' used before a noun

el suyo (masculino)

• his

Collocations this is his, not mine · that's his opinion, not yours

• This is his house, not mine.

  Esta es su casa, no la mía.

used to show that something belongs to or is connected with a man, boy, or male animal in the same way as 'his' used before a noun when referring to two people or things

el suyo (masculino)

• his

Collocations this is his, not yours · that's his opinion, not hers

• This is his, not yours.

  Eso es suyo, no el tuyo.