she

pronoun (she — subject; her — object and possessive; hers; herself); noun (a she — a female, informal)

«she» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A word used instead of the name of a girl, woman or female animal already talked about. tree →
Sometimes used for a ship, a country or a car, as if it were a person. tree →
(informal) A she is a female animal: «Is your cat a he or a she?» tree →
(casual, Australia, NZ) «She'll be right» means everything will be fine; «she» here means things in general. tree →
(casual) «She's» = she is or she has; «she'd» = she would or she had; «she'll» = she will. tree →
(rough, rude) «Who's she, the cat's mother?» is an old put-down for saying «she» about someone who is right there. tree →
(casual, broken grammar) «Her and me went» is heard in speech; in writing say «She and I went». tree →

In the lessons

In stories and word problems «she» points back to a female character named earlier, so the reader must find who «she» is. In casual talk she is often the person everybody can see, never named («she took 3 of mine»). In the exam voice the name is repeated or the passive is used: «4 apples are given away by the girl». Phrases: she said, she is, she has, she'll be right.

Examples

Mia lost her pencil, so she borrowed one. tree →
She is my older sister. tree →
The cat licked her kittens because she loves them. tree →
She has 5 apples and gives away 2. tree →
My teacher says she likes poetry. tree →
She and I walk to school together. tree →
The ship sailed and she reached port at dawn. tree →
she had 5 — no wait, 6 apples, then ate 2 (casual, self-correction) tree →
Lost the ball? She'll be right, we've got 3 more. (casual, Australia) tree →
She nicked my pen again, the cheeky cow. (rough) tree →
It is given that she possesses 5 apples and subsequently relinquishes 2; determine the quantity remaining in her possession. (formal exam) tree →
"Some wine and meat," she replied. tree →

Note

«She» is the subject: «She runs.» The object form is «her»: «I saw her.» Say «She and I», not «Her and me went». With «she» the verb takes -s: she runs, she has, she is. In a maths problem «she» is the same person as the girl named before, so her numbers belong to that person. Trap: with two girls in the story, check who «she» is. «She'll be right» is not about a girl. Insults like «the cheeky cow» still mean the same she and do not change the numbers. Formal «in her possession» = what she has; «relinquishes» = gives up.

In Jewish tradition

Examples

And she called his name Issachar. (Torah GEN.30.18, JPS 1917) tree →
And again she bore his brother Abel. (Torah GEN.4.2, JPS 1917) tree →
And Sarai was barren; she had no child. (Torah GEN.11.30, JPS 1917) tree →
And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. (Prophets JER.3.7, JPS 1917) tree →
How is she become as a widow! (Writings LAM.1.1, JPS 1917) tree →
And Amnon said unto her: 'Arise, be gone.' (Prophets 2SA.13.15, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «she» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«she» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «she» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«she» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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