Her
Definition
Her is a pronoun used to refer to a female person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified. It functions as both an object pronoun and a possessive pronoun.
Parts of Speech
- Pronoun (objective case)
- Pronoun (possessive determiner)
Pronunciation
American English
- IPA Pronunciation: /hɜːr/
- Respelling: hur
British English
- IPA Pronunciation: /hɜː/
- Respelling: hur
Etymology
The word "her" originates from Old English "hire," the dative and genitive case of "heo," meaning "she." It is derived from Proto-Germanic "*hiroj*" and Proto-Indo-European "*kei-" (this, here). The use of "her" as an objective and possessive pronoun has been consistent since the Middle English period.
Derivatives
- Hers (possessive pronoun)
- Herself (reflexive pronoun)
- Heritage (related noun)
- Herald (related noun, historically connected to "her")
- Herstory (noun, modern term)
Synonyms
- None
Antonyms
- Him
- His
- Them
Usage
The term "her" is widely used in English to refer to female individuals or animals. For example, "I saw her at the park," or "That is her book."
Related Terms
- She: The subject pronoun corresponding to "her."
- Hers: The possessive pronoun equivalent to "her."
- Female: The gender associated with "her."
Detailed Definitions
Pronoun (objective case)
- Used to refer to a female person or animal as the object of a verb or preposition: Indicates the person or animal receiving an action.
- Example: "I called her yesterday."
Pronoun (possessive determiner)
- Used to indicate possession or association with a female person or animal: Functions as a possessive adjective.
- Example: "That is her coat."
her
Her is a pronoun used to refer to a female person or animal.
That is her coat.
I saw her in the park.
🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese
- 她 (tā - for she)
- IPA: /tʰa̠/
- Respelling: ta
- 她的 (tā de - possessive case)
- IPA: /tʰa̠ tɤ/
- Respelling: ta duh
🇮🇳 Hindi
- उसका (uska - for both she and her)
- IPA: /ʊs kə/
- Respelling: us ka
- उसे (use - objective case)
- IPA: /ʊse/
- Respelling: u-se
🇪🇸 Spanish
- Ella (she)
- IPA: /ˈeʝa/
- Respelling: ey-ya
- Su (her - possessive case)
- IPA: /su/
- Respelling: soo
🇫🇷 French
- Elle (she)
- IPA: /ɛl/
- Respelling: el
- Sa (her - possessive case)
- IPA: /sa/
- Respelling: sa
🇸🇦 Arabic (Modern Standard)
- هي (hiya - for she)
- IPA: /hiːja/
- Respelling: hee-ya
- لها (laha - her)
- IPA: /la'ha/
- Respelling: la-ha
🇧🇩 Bengali
- তার (tar - for both she and her)
- IPA: /tar/
- Respelling: tar
🇷🇺 Russian
- Она (Ona - she)
- IPA: /ˈonə/
- Respelling: oh-na
- Её (Yeyo - her)
- IPA: /jɵˈjo/
- Respelling: ye-yo
🇵🇹 Portuguese
- Ela (she)
- IPA: /ˈɛlɐ/
- Respelling: eh-la
- Dela (her - possessive case)
- IPA: /dɨˈla/
- Respelling: deh-la
🇮🇩 Indonesian
- Dia (she)
- IPA: /dia/
- Respelling: dee-ah
- Miliknya (her - possessive case)
- IPA: /miliknja/
- Respelling: me-leek-nya
🇩🇪 German
- Sie (she)
- IPA: /ziː/
- Respelling: zee
- Ihre (her - possessive case)
- IPA: /ˈiːʁə/
- Respelling: ee-re
🇯🇵 Japanese
- 彼女 (Kanojo - she)
- IPA: /ka.no.dʑo/
- Respelling: ka-no-jo
- 彼女の (Kanojo no - her)
- IPA: /ka.no.dʑo no/
- Respelling: ka-no-jo no
🇻🇳 Vietnamese
- Cô ấy (she)
- IPA: /kə˧ˀ˦ ʔaj˨˩/
- Respelling: co ay
- Của cô ấy (her - possessive case)
- IPA: /kwa˨˩ kə˧ˀ˦ ʔaj˨˩/
- Respelling: kwa co ay
🇰🇷 Korean
- 그녀 (Geunyeo - she)
- IPA: /kɯ.njʌ/
- Respelling: kuh-nyuh
- 그녀의 (Geunyeoui - her)
- IPA: /kɯ.njʌ.ui/
- Respelling: kuh-nyuh-ui
🇹🇷 Turkish
- O (she)
- IPA: /o/
- Respelling: oh
- Onun (her - possessive case)
- IPA: /oˈnun/
- Respelling: oh-nun
🇵🇰 Urdu
- اسکی (uski - her)
- IPA: /ʊski/
- Respelling: us-ki
- اسے (use - objective case)
- IPA: /ʊse/
- Respelling: u-se
