he
Translingual Edit
Symbol Edit
he
English Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Middle English he, from Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this”).
Cognate with Scots he (“he”), North Frisian he, hi (“he”), Saterland Frisian hie (“he”), West Frisian hy (“he”), Dutch hij, ie (“he”), German Low German he (“he”), Middle High German her (“he”) Central Franconian hä (“he”), Gothic *𐌷𐌹𐍃 (*his, “this”).
Pronunciation Edit
- (UK) enPR: hē, IPA(key): /ˈhiː/, (unstressed) IPA(key): /hi/, /i/
- (US) enPR: hē, IPA(key): /hi/, [hi], [çi]
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -iː
Pronoun Edit
he (third-person singular, masculine, nominative case, oblique him, reflexive himself, possessive his)
- (personal) A male person or animal already known or implied.
- 1620, Giovanni Bocaccio, translated by John Florio, The Decameron, Containing an Hundred Pleaſant Nouels: Wittily Diſcourſed, Betweene Seuen Honourable Ladies, and Three Noble Gentlemen[1], Isaac Iaggard, →ISBN, Nouell 8, The Eighth Day:
- […] purſued his vnneighbourly purpoſe in ſuch ſort: that hee being the ſtronger perſwader, and ſhe (belike) too credulous in beleeuing or elſe ouer-feeble in reſiſting, from priuate imparlance, they fell to action; and continued their cloſe fight a long while together, vnſeene and vvithout ſuſpition, no doubt to their equall ioy and contentment.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 77:
- "It was he we saw the tracks of down by Rausand hill."
- July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises[2]
- Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:he.
- (personal, sometimes proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).
- The rulebook clearly states that "if any student is caught cheating, he will be expelled", and you were caught cheating, were you not, Anna?
- (personal, sometimes proscribed) It; an animal whose gender is unknown.
- A genderless object regarded as masculine, such as certain stars or planets (e.g. Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter) or certain ships.
- 1770, A Mathematical Miscellany in Four Parts, 3rd edition, page 125:
- JUPITER is the largest of all the Planets, his Orbit lies between the Orbits of the Earth and Mars, and at the cast Distance of 426 Millions of Miles from the Sun, he goes round him in 11 Years, 314 Days and 12 Hours; […]
- 2019, Sabaton, Bismarck:
- He [= the ship Bismarck] was made to rule the waves across the seven seas […]
Usage notes Edit
- He was traditionally used as both a masculine and a gender-neutral pronoun, but since the mid-20th century generic usage has sometimes been considered sexist and limiting.[1][2] It is deprecated by some style guides, such as Wadsworth.[3] In place of generic he, writers and speakers may use he or she, alternate he and she as the indefinite person, use the singular they, or rephrase sentences to use plural they.
Synonyms Edit
- (person whose gender is unknown): one, you (indefinite, colloquial); he or she, he/she, they, s/he, or these other third-person pronouns (see "Combined forms", "Invented pronouns")
- (animal whose gender is unknown): it
Derived terms Edit
Translations Edit
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ “he”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ When Words Collide: A Media Writer's Guide to Grammar and Style (2007, →ISBN
- ^ The Pocket Wadsworth Handbook, 2009 MLA Update Edition →ISBN, page 81: [A]void using the generic he or him when your subject could be either male or female. [...] Sexist: Before boarding, each passenger should make certain that he has his ticket. / Revised: Before boarding, passengers should make certain that they have their tickets.
Determiner Edit
he
- (African-American Vernacular) Synonym of his
Noun Edit
he (countable and uncountable, plural hes)
- (uncountable) The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".
- The player who chases and attempts to catch the others in this game.
- (informal) A male.
- Is your cat a he or a she?
Etymology 2 Edit
Transliteration of various Semitic letters, such as Phoenician 𐤄 (h), Hebrew ה (h), Classical Syriac ܗ (h, “hē”), and Old South Arabian 𐩠 (h).
Alternative forms Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
he
- The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- 1658, Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 210:
- The same number in the Hebrew mysteries and Cabalistical accounts was the character of Generation; declared by the Letter He, the fifth in their Alphabet.
- 1988, Milorad Pavić, translated by Christina Pribićević-Zorić, Dictionary of the Khazars, Vintage, published 1989, page 7:
- This Nehama claimed that in his own hand he recognized the consonant “he” of his Hebrew language, and in the letter “vav” his own male soul.
- The name of the first letter of the Old South Arabian abjad.
Translations Edit
See also Edit
Further reading Edit
- He (letter) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 3 Edit
Interjection Edit
he
- (uncommon, usually reduplicated) An expression of laughter.
- 1897, Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Charles Henry Warner, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, Library of the World's Best Literature: A-Z, page 1791:
- If e'er he went into excess, / 'Twas from a somewhat lively thirst; / But he who would his subjects bless, / Odd's fish!—must wet his whistle first; / And so from every cask they got, / Our king did to himself allot / At least a pot. / Sing ho, ho, ho! and he, he, he! / That's the kind of king for me.
- 1921, Norman Davey, The Pilgrim of a Smile, page 247:
- "Well, what is your next tale?" said Sumner, a little brusquely. "He, he! he, he! . . . he, he!" chuckled the bottle, "the text tale I'm going to tell you in a very funny one. It will make you laugh. There's a lady in it—he, he!—a very comic affair."
Anagrams Edit
Aukan Edit
Noun Edit
he
- paca (large South and Central American rodent)
References Edit
- Aukan-English Dictionary (SIL), citing Vernon (1985)
Breton Edit
Etymology Edit
Determiner Edit
he
Catalan Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
he
- first-person singular present indicative form of haver
Classical Nahuatl Edit
Etymology Edit
A natural expression.
Pronunciation Edit
Interjection Edit
he
- an expression of physical pain; ouch.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22r. col. 1:
- He. o. interjection del / que ſequexa con do / lor.
- He. ouch, and interjection used by one complaining in pain.
References Edit
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 22r
Danish Edit
Interjection Edit
he
- (onomatopoeia) Signifies a laugh, especially one that is slightly mischievous.
See also Edit
Dutch Edit
Interjection Edit
he
Esperanto Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Audio (file)
Interjection Edit
he
- interjection used to attract someone's attention, hey
- interjection expressing irony
Derived terms Edit
See also Edit
Fasu Edit
Noun Edit
hẹ or hȩ́ (Fasu)
Synonyms Edit
- hi (Namumi)
References Edit
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
- Eunice Loeweke, Jean May, General grammar of Fasu (Namo Me) (1980)
- Eunice Loeweke, Jean May, Fasu Namo Me dictionary (1981, digitized 2006)
Finnish Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Proto-Finnic *hek, from Proto-Finno-Permic *sej. Cognates include Northern Sami sii, Erzya сынь (siń). The word is inflected as plural, but there is no plural marker in the nominative, except in dialects (het).
Pronunciation Edit
Pronoun Edit
he
- (personal) they (plural, only of people)
- (respectful) he, she, one, (singular) they (of a single human being, like hän)
Usage notes Edit
- In standard Finnish, he is practically never omitted, despite the verb showing both the person and the number (compare the usage of hän).
Declension Edit
- Irregular (inflectional stem hei-, as if in the plural). The comitative and instructive forms don't exist; the abessive is hardly used.
- In addition to the standard set of cases, he and other personal pronouns have a specific accusative form, heidät.
Declension of he
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Synonyms Edit
Descendants Edit
- Kven: het
See also Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
From Phoenician 𐤄 (h) and/or Hebrew ה.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
he
- he (fifth letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad)
Declension Edit
Inflection of he (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | he | het | ||
genitive | hen | heiden heitten | ||
partitive | hetä | heitä | ||
illative | hehen | heihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | he | het | ||
accusative | nom. | he | het | |
gen. | hen | |||
genitive | hen | heiden heitten | ||
partitive | hetä | heitä | ||
inessive | hessä | heissä | ||
elative | hestä | heistä | ||
illative | hehen | heihin | ||
adessive | hellä | heillä | ||
ablative | heltä | heiltä | ||
allative | helle | heille | ||
essive | henä | heinä | ||
translative | heksi | heiksi | ||
instructive | — | hein | ||
abessive | hettä | heittä | ||
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Further reading Edit
- "he" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
German Low German Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- hee
- (in other dialects, including Mecklenburgisch, West Pomeranian and Low Prussian) hei
- (in other dialects, including Sauerländisch) hai
- (in other dialects, including regional Westphalian and East Frisian as rare alternative form) hä
Etymology Edit
From Old Saxon hē, from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”).
Pronunciation Edit
Pronoun Edit
he m (genitive sin, dative 1 em, dative 2 en, dative 3 jüm, accusative 1 em, accusative 2 en)
- (in some dialects, including, Münsterland, Mecklenburgisch, Western Pomeranian and Low Prussian, personal) he (third-person singular masculine pronoun)
- He ös to lat. (Low Prussian)
- He is too late.
Usage notes Edit
- Which dative is employed depends on dialect, not on function.
- Some dialects might consider any of the inflected forms obsolete.
Further reading Edit
- G. Ungt, Twee Geschichten in Mönstersk Platt. Ollmanns Jans in de Friümde un Ollmanns Jans up de Reise, 1861. The text has dative em and accusative em and en, and on page 22 the author notes: "Hier und in vielen Fällen steht der Dativ em statt des Accusativ en (ihm statt ihn) nach der Bequemlichkeit, die sich diese Mundart erlaubt." (Here and in many other places stands the dative em instead of the accusative en ...)
Hadza Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
he
Hawaiian Edit
Etymology Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Article Edit
he (indefinite)
Ido Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
he (plural be-i)
- The name of the Latin script letter H/h.
See also Edit
Japanese Edit
Romanization Edit
he
Kholosi Edit
Etymology Edit
Cognate with Sindhi ھِي (hī, “this”).
Pronoun Edit
he
- it (proximal)
References Edit
- Eric Anonby; Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014), “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx[3], pages 13-36
Kikuyu Edit
Etymology Edit
Hinde (1904) records kuha as an equivalent of English give in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili kupa, etc. as its equivalents.[1]
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
he (infinitive kũhe)
- to give
Derived terms Edit
(Proverbs)
Related terms Edit
(Nouns)
References Edit
- ^ Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp. 26–27. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 361. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
Lakota Edit
Particle Edit
he
- question-marking particle used by females in formal speech
- Mázaškaŋškaŋ tóna he? ― what time is it?
Usage notes Edit
Informally, both men and women use this question-marking particle. When speaking formally, however, only women use it. In a formal setting, men use huwó, hwo, or huŋwó.
Synonyms Edit
- huwó (used by men)
Mandarin Edit
Romanization Edit
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 荷
he
- Nonstandard spelling of hē.
- Nonstandard spelling of hé.
- Nonstandard spelling of hě.
- Nonstandard spelling of hè.
Usage notes Edit
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Maori Edit
Etymology Edit
Article Edit
he
See also Edit
Middle English Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”).
Pronunciation Edit
Pronoun Edit
he (accusative him or hine, genitive his or hisen, possessive determiner his)
- Third-person singular masculine pronoun: he
- 14th century, Chaucer, General Prologue:
- Benynge he was, and wonder diligent
- Kind he was, and very diligent
- 14th century, Chaucer, General Prologue:
- it; used also of inanimate objects
- (impersonal) Third-person singular impersonal pronoun: one; you
Usage notes Edit
In addition to referring to male humans and animals, this pronoun was used for inanimate objects belonging to the masculine grammatical gender early in Middle English. As grammatical gender obsolesced, this pronoun continued to refer to inanimate objects.
Alternative forms Edit
Descendants Edit
See also Edit
nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | possessive | |||
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singular | 1st-person | I, ich, ik | me | min mi1 |
min | ||
2nd-person | þou | þe | þin þi1 |
þin | |||
3rd-person | m | he | him hine2 |
him | his | his hisen | |
f | sche, heo | hire heo |
hire | hire hires, hiren | |||
n | hit | hit him2 |
his, hit | — | |||
dual3 | 1st-person | wit | unk | unker | |||
2nd-person | ȝit | inc | inker | ||||
plural | 1st-person | we | us, ous | oure | oure oures, ouren | ||
2nd-person4 | ye | yow | your | your youres, youren | |||
3rd-person | inh. | he | hem he2 |
hem | here | here heres, heren | |
bor. | þei | þem, þeim | þeir | þeir þeires, þeiren |
1Used preconsonantally or before h.
2Early or dialectal.
3Dual pronouns are only sporadically found in Early Middle English; after that, they are replaced by plural forms. There are no third-person dual forms in Middle English.
4Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References Edit
- “he, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 Edit
From Old English hīe, hī. Compare þei.
Pronoun Edit
he (accusative hem or he, genitive heres or heren, possessive determiner here)
- Third-person plural nominative pronoun: they
- p. 1154, “AD 1137”, in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS. Laud Misc. 636, continuation), Peterborough, folio 89, verso; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 2018 February 8:
- Mani þusen hi drapen mid hungær.
- Many thousands they overcame with hunger.
- Third-person plural accusative pronoun: them
Alternative forms Edit
Descendants Edit
See also Edit
nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | possessive | |||
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singular | 1st-person | I, ich, ik | me | min mi1 |
min | ||
2nd-person | þou | þe | þin þi1 |
þin | |||
3rd-person | m | he | him hine2 |
him | his | his hisen | |
f | sche, heo | hire heo |
hire | hire hires, hiren | |||
n | hit | hit him2 |
his, hit | — | |||
dual3 | 1st-person | wit | unk | unker | |||
2nd-person | ȝit | inc | inker | ||||
plural | 1st-person | we | us, ous | oure | oure oures, ouren | ||
2nd-person4 | ye | yow | your | your youres, youren | |||
3rd-person | inh. | he | hem he2 |
hem | here | here heres, heren | |
bor. | þei | þem, þeim | þeir | þeir þeires, þeiren |
1Used preconsonantally or before h.
2Early or dialectal.
3Dual pronouns are only sporadically found in Early Middle English; after that, they are replaced by plural forms. There are no third-person dual forms in Middle English.
4Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References Edit
- “he, pron.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3 Edit
Pronoun Edit
he
- Alternative form of heo (“she”)
Etymology 4 Edit
Interjection Edit
he
- Alternative form of hey (“hey”)
Etymology 5 Edit
Noun Edit
he
- Alternative form of heye (“hedge”)
Etymology 6 Edit
Adjective Edit
he (comparative her, superlative hest)
- Alternative form of heigh (“high”)
Etymology 7 Edit
Verb Edit
he (third-person singular simple present heth, present participle hende, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle hed)
- Alternative form of hyen (“to go quickly”)
Middle Low German Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- Stem vowel: ê⁴
Pronoun Edit
hê
- (third person singular masculine nominative) he
Declension Edit
nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | ||
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1st person singular | ik (ek) | mî (mê, mik, mek) | mîn (mîner) | ||
2nd person singular | dû | dî (dê, dik, dek) | dîn (dîner) | ||
3rd person singular | |||||
m | hê (hî, hie) | ēne, en (ȫne, ȫn) | ēme, em (ȫme, en) | sîn (sîner) | |
n | it (et) | ||||
f | sê (sî, sie, sü̂) | ēre, ēr (ērer, ȫrer) | |||
1st person plural | wî (wê, wie) | uns (ûs, ös, ü̂sik) | unser (ûser) | ||
2nd person plural | gî (jê, î) | jû (jûwe, û, jük, gik) | jûwer (ûwer) | ||
3rd person plural | sê (sî, sie) | em, öm, jüm (en, ēnen, ȫnen) | ēre, ēr (ērer, ȫrer) | ||
For an explanation of the forms in brackets see here. |
North Frisian Edit
Pronoun Edit
he
- Alternative form of hi
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Verb Edit
he
Old English Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”).
Pronunciation Edit
Pronoun Edit
hē m (accusative hine, genitive his, dative him)
- he
- it (when the thing being referred to is masculine)
- they (singular) (denotes someone of unknown gender)
Declension Edit
nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | |||
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singular | first person | iċ | mec, mē | mē | mīn | |
second person | þū | þec, þē | þē | þīn | ||
third person | neuter | hit | him | his | ||
masculine | hē | hine | ||||
feminine | hēo | hīe | hiere | |||
dual | first person | wit | unc, uncit | unc | uncer | |
second person | ġit | inc, incit | inc | incer | ||
plural | first person | wē | ūs, ūsic | ūs | ūser, ūre | |
second person | ġē | ēow, ēowic | ēow | ēower | ||
third person | hīe | him | heora |
Descendants Edit
Old Saxon Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz.
Pronoun Edit
hē m
Declension Edit
Personal pronouns | |||||
Singular | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
Nominative | ik | thū | hē | siu | it |
Accusative | mī, me, mik | thī, thik | ina | sia | |
Dative | mī | thī | imu | iru | it |
Genitive | mīn | thīn | is | ira | is |
Dual | 1. | 2. | - | - | - |
Nominative | wit | git | - | - | - |
Accusative | unk | ink | - | - | - |
Dative | |||||
Genitive | unkero, unka | - | - | - | |
Plural | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
Nominative | wī, we | gī, ge | sia | sia | siu |
Accusative | ūs, unsik | eu, iu, iuu | |||
Dative | ūs | im | |||
Genitive | ūser | euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera | iro |
Descendants Edit
- German Low German: he
Portuguese Edit
Verb Edit
he
- Obsolete spelling of é
Romanian Edit
Interjection Edit
he
- Alternative form of hei
Scots Edit
Etymology Edit
From Middle English he, from Old English hē.
Pronunciation Edit
Pronoun Edit
he (third-person singular, masculine, nominative case; accusative him, reflexive himsel, possessive his)
Spanish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Borrowed from Arabic هَا (hā, “behold!, lo!, look!”).[1] Cognate to Galician eis and Portuguese eis.
Adverb Edit
he
Usage notes Edit
Derived terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
he f (plural hes)
Etymology 3 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb Edit
he
- inflection of haber:
References Edit
- ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading Edit
- “he”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish Edit
Etymology Edit
Related to häva.
Verb Edit
he (present her, preterite hedde, supine hett, imperative he)
- (regional, colloquial) to put
- Synonym: (Hälsingland region) häva
- He den på bordet
- Put it on the table
- Häv/He på stereon
- Put on the stereo (Hälsingland/further north)
Usage notes Edit
Not widely known to native Swedish speakers. Primarily used in certain regions of Norrland in Sweden.
Conjugation Edit
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | he | hes | ||
Supine | hett | hetts | ||
Imperative | he | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | hen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | her | hedde | hes | heddes |
Ind. plural1 | he | hedde | hes | heddes |
Subjunctive2 | he | hedde | hes | heddes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | heende | |||
Past participle | hedd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Tokelauan Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se. Cognates include Hawaiian he and Maori he.
Pronunciation Edit
Article Edit
he
Derived terms Edit
See also Edit
References Edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary[4], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 304
Turkish Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun Edit
he (definite accusative heyi, plural heler)
- The name of the Latin-script letter H.
See also Edit
- (Latin-script letter names) harf; a, be, ce, çe, de, e, fe, ge, yumuşak ge, he, ı, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, ö, pe, re, se, şe, te, u, ü, ve, ye, ze
Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
he
- Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ه
Etymology 3 Edit
Particle Edit
he
- Alternative form of ha
Interjection Edit
he
- Alternative form of ha
Yanomamö Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Noun Edit
he
References Edit
- Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN
Yola Edit
Pronoun Edit
he
- Alternative form of hea
- 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
- Co thou; Co he.
- Quoth thou; Says he.
References Edit
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 31
Yoruba Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
he
- to come across, to come by
- Mo rí ẹ̀bùn he, mo sì bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí í ṣí i. ― I came across a gift and started to open it.
- 1995?, “‘Níwọ̀n Bí A Ti Ní Iṣẹ́-òjíṣẹ́ Yìí, Àwa Kò Juwọ́sílẹ̀’”, in ÀKÁ ÌWÉ ORÍ ÍŃTÁNẸ́Ẹ̀TÌ ti Watchtower[5]:
- Ìṣòro mìíràn tí mo dojúkọ, yàtọ̀ sí ti èdè, ni àníyàn léraléra pé kí àwọn ọlọ́pàá má he mí.
- Another problem I faced, apart from the language, was the constant concern over being picked up by the police.
Usage notes Edit
- often used in a serial verb construction with rí.
Etymology 2 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
hè
- (Ikalẹ) (transitive) Ikalẹ form of sè (“to cook”)
Usage notes Edit
- he when followed by a direct object.