his
In English, his has 3 different meanings When used as determiner it is third-person singular masculine possessive determiner: his, of him. but it can also mean third-person singular neuter possessive determiner: its, of it. or even used in place of the possessive suffix -es to denote possession by an antecedent noun. It can only be used as pronoun meaning third-person singular masculine genitive pronoun: his. It can only be used as pronoun meaning third-person singular feminine genitive determiner: her, of her.
It evolved from 1 origin. Comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-, *ḱey- .
"his" usage examples
Sentences containing his to see its usage in context.
| Middle English | English |
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sometime too hot the eye of heauen shines , and often is his gold complexion dimm'd , and euery faire from faire some - time declines , By chance , or natures changing course vntrim'd : |
Sometimes the sun shines too hot, and often its golden face is dimmed; Every beautiful thing loses its beauty at times, by chance, or by nature’s unadorned course. |
but thy eternall Sommer shall not fade , nor loose possession of that faire thou ow'st , nor shall death brag thou wandr'st in his shade , when in eternall lines to time thou grow'st |
But your eternal summer will never fade, nor will you lose the beauty you possess; nor will death boast that you wander in his shade, for you will live on in these immortal lines. |