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English
Pronunciation
Contraction
he’s
- Contraction of he is.
- Contraction of he has.
Usage notes
- In most dialects, he’s as a contraction of he has is only used to mark the perfect tense (“He’s done something.”, “He has done something.”), and not to signify possession (“He has something.”). Some dialects, however, use he’s for both.
Derived terms
Translations
he is
- Dutch: hijs (nl)
- Hungarian: ő (hu) (with a noun or adjective in the predicate); (ő) … van (with an adverb in the predicate)
- Swedish: han är
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Anagrams
- (s)he, EH&S, EHS, Esh, HSE, SHE, She, ehs, esh, hse, s/he, she, she-