He

He (pronounced /ˈhiː/, unstressed /iː/) is a third-person, singular personal pronoun (subject case) in Modern English. He can be used as a substitution of a male's name. "He" and "she" are often used to refer to domesticated animals and sometimes nondomesticated animals of the respective gender. However, many people disagree with this assertion and instead recognize he and him as representative of forced male domination and female subordination. ... more

He (pronounced /ˈhiː/, unstressed /iː/) is a third-person, singular personal pronoun (subject case) in Modern English. He can be used as a substitution of a male's name. "He" and "she" are often used to refer to domesticated animals and sometimes nondomesticated animals of the respective gender. However, many people disagree with this assertion and instead recognize he and him as representative of forced male domination and female subordination. The pronoun He, with a universally capitalized H is often used to refer to the Christian God. The gender system in Modern English is generally natural, semantic and logical, however it is most similar to languages whose gender systems primarily distinguish between the animate and inanimate, and between the personal and impersonal. In the table RP stands for relative pronoun and PP for personal pronoun. Notes: RP is relative pronoun and PP personal pronoun. Alternatives are presented in three ways: slash (/) — used equally; above & below —... less