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/hi/ /heɪː/

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noun

Der Fänger

The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".

Examples :

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

Die Kinder, die Fangen spielten, wählten den Fänger.

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noun

Der Fänger

The player attempting to catch the others in this game.

Examples :

"He is the tagger in our game of tag. "

Er ist der Fänger in unserem Fangen-Spiel.

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noun

Ein Mann

Examples :

"Is your cat a he or a she?"

Ist Ihre Katze ein Mann oder eine Frau?

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pronoun

Er

(personal) A male person or animal already known or implied.

Examples :

"He went to school today. "

Er ging heute zur Schule.

person human grammar essential

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pronoun

Er

(personal, sometimes proscribed, see usage notes) A person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant.

Examples :

"The rulebook clearly states that "if any student is caught cheating, he will be expelled", and you were caught cheating, were you not, Anna?"

Das Regelbuch besagt eindeutig: „Wenn ein Schüler beim Betrügen erwischt wird, wird er exmatrikuliert“, und du wurdest beim Betrügen erwischt, nicht wahr, Anna?

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pronoun

Es

(personal) An animal whose gender is unknown.

Examples :

"The lost kitten, still very young, was brought to the shelter. He was thin and scared. "

Das verlorene Kätzchen, noch sehr jung, wurde ins Tierheim gebracht. Es war dünn und verängstigt.

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pronoun

Er

A genderless object regarded as masculine, such as certain stars (e.g. Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter) or certain ships.

Examples :

"He, the Sun, is a powerful star. "

Er, die Sonne, ist ein mächtiger Stern.

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noun

Der Name des fünften Buchstabens vieler semitischer Alphabete

The name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Examples :

"The teacher wrote the letter "he" on the board, explaining its shape in the Phoenician alphabet. "

Der Lehrer schrieb den Buchstaben „He“ an die Tafel und erklärte seine Form im phönizischen Alphabet.

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noun

Der Name des ersten Buchstabens des altsüdarabischen Abjad

The name of the first letter of the Old South Arabian abjad.

Examples :

"The teacher wrote the letter "he" on the board, explaining that it was the first letter of the Old South Arabian alphabet. "

Der Lehrer schrieb den Buchstaben „he“ an die Tafel und erklärte, dass es der erste Buchstabe des altsüdarabischen Alphabets sei.

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interjection

Haha, hihi

(usually reduplicated) An expression of laughter.

Examples :

""He, he!" exclaimed Amelia, giggling at the silly mistake her brother made. "

„Haha, hihi!“, rief Amelia und kicherte über den dummen Fehler ihres Bruders.

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